lurch
lurch /lɜːtʃ $ lɜːrtʃ/ verb [intransitive]
lurch noun [countable]
چرخش ناگهانی کشتی بیک سو، کج شدن، فریب، خدعه، گوش بزنگی، امادگی، شکست فاحش، نوسان، تلوتلو خوردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordslurch[verb]Synonyms:- tilt, heave, heel, lean, list, pitch, rock, roll
- stagger, reel, stumble, sway, totter, weave
Contrasted words: march, stride
Related Words: reel,
rock,
roll,
swag,
toss,
totter,
whirl,
bob,
wave,
waver,
pitch,
plunge [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. lurch1 /lɜːtʃ $ lɜːrtʃ/
verb [intransitive]1. to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady way
lurch forward/to/towards/into etc
Sam hit the gas and the car lurched forward. He lurched to his feet.2. your heart/stomach lurches used to say that your heart or stomach seems to move suddenly because you feel shocked, frightened etc:
Virginia’s heart lurched painfully in her chest.3. lurch from one crisis/extreme etc to another (
also lurch from crisis to crisis) to seem to have no plan and no control over what you are doing:
The industry lurches from crisis to crisis. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. lurch2 noun [countable][
Sense 1: Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Origin unknown. ]
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Sense 2: Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: lurch 'defeat in the card game cribbage' (16-21 centuries), perhaps from early French lourche a game similar to backgammon]
1. a sudden movement:
The train gave a violent lurch.2. leave somebody in the lurch to leave someone at a time when you should stay and help them
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationslurch noun ADJ. little | sickening, sudden, violent VERB + LURCH give Her heart gave a little lurch when she saw him.
feel John felt a lurch of dismay. PREP. with a ~ The train stopped with a lurch.
~ into Starting her own business was a lurch into the unknown. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
lurch verb ADV. violently Suddenly the train lurched violently.
slightly | backwards, forward, sideways She gave a little cry and lurched forwards. PREP. along The coach lurched along the mountain road.
into A man lurched into her office.
towards He lurched towards the door. PHRASES lurch to your feet The drunk lurched to his feet and tried to follow us. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
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