lurches

We have found lemma(root) word of lurches : lurch.

Definitions


[ləːtʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger
(e.g: the car lurched forward)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (as a noun denoting the sudden leaning of a ship to one side): of unknown origin


[ləːtʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll
(e.g: the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (as a noun denoting the sudden leaning of a ship to one side): of unknown origin


[ləːtʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:


Phrases:
- leave someone in the lurch

Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting a state of discomfiture): from French lourche, the name of a game resembling backgammon, used in the phrase demeurer lourche ‘be discomfited’




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