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lurch
to move suddenly in an unsteady way
Synonyms
- stagger
- jerk
- sway
Antonyms
- steady
- stabilize
lurch in a sentence
The bus lurched forward when the light turned green.
The wagon lurched over a large bump in the dirt road.
Where it comes from
From an old sailing term for a sudden tilt
Memory hook
Think of LURCH as a sudden, wobbly LEAP.
Read it in context
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