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1
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
- the room lurched with every jolt of the earthquake
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2
to move forward while swaying from side to side
- dressed in his zombie costume, the boy lurched down the street in his quest for Halloween candy
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lurch
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of lurch (Entry 2 of 2)
as in shutout, whitewash
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“Lurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurch. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of lurch was in the 15th century
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