lurch
English Thesaurus
1. an unsteady uneven gait (noun.act)
hypernym | : | gait, |
definition | : | a person's manner of walking (noun.act) |
2. the act of moving forward suddenly (noun.act)
3. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) (noun.act)
domain category | : | ship, |
definition | : | a vessel that carries passengers or freight (noun.artifact) |
4. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) (noun.event)
5. defeat by a lurch (verb.competition)
hypernym | : | defeat, get the better of, overcome, |
definition | : | win a victory over (verb.competition) |
6. move abruptly (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | move, |
definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
7. walk as if unable to control one's movements (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | walk, |
definition | : | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps (verb.motion) |
8. move slowly and unsteadily (verb.motion)
9. loiter about, with no apparent aim (verb.stative)
hypernym | : | footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, |
definition | : | be about (verb.stative) |
10. an unsteady uneven gait (noun.act)
11. the act of moving forward suddenly (noun.act)
12. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) (noun.act)
13. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) (noun.event)
14. defeat by a lurch (verb.competition)
derivation | : | lurch, |
definition | : | a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) (noun.event) |
15. move abruptly (verb.motion)
16. walk as if unable to control one's movements (verb.motion)
17. loiter about, with no apparent aim (verb.stative)
derivation | : | prowl, |
definition | : | the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) (noun.act) |
18. an unsteady uneven gait (noun.act)
19. the act of moving forward suddenly (noun.act)
20. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) (noun.act)
21. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) (noun.event)
22. defeat by a lurch (verb.competition)
derivation | : | lurch, |
definition | : | a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) (noun.event) |
23. move abruptly (verb.motion)
24. walk as if unable to control one's movements (verb.motion)
25. loiter about, with no apparent aim (verb.stative)
derivation | : | prowl, |
definition | : | the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) (noun.act) |
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