n.
1.an unsteady uneven gait
2.a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
3.abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
4.the act of moving forward suddenly lurch v.
1.walk as if unable to control one's movements
2.move abruptly
3.move slowly and unsteadily
4.loiter about, with no apparent aim
5.defeat by a lurch
Idiom of the Day
keep (someone or something) still/quiet
to make someone or something silent or less noisy
The mother had a hard time keeping her child still in the airplane.