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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)
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Origin
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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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