lurch

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for lurch

lurch 🔊 /lɚˈʧ/

lurch : හදිසියෙන් ඇලවෙනවා

lurch : දුෂ්කරතාව

lurch definition

Intransitive verb.

  1. To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
  2. To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
  3. To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.
  4. To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.

Noun.

  1. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
  2. A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
  3. A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken maNoun. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind.

Transitive verb.

  1. To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
  2. To steal; to rob.