Crossword-Solution: LURCH
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Lurch | v. i. | To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. |
| Lurch | n. | An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables. |
| Lurch | n. | A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch. |
| Lurch | v. t. | To leave in the lurch; to cheat. |
| Lurch | v. t. | To steal; to rob. |
| Lurch | n. | 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 man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind. |
| Lurch | v. i. | To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man. |
| Lurch | v. i. | To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk. |
| Lurch | v. i. | To dodge; to shift; to play tricks. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| LURCH | anagram | CHURL |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with LURCH (5)
The crowd was again ecstasied, and gave another lurch in which Coggan and Poorgrass were again thrust by those behind upon the women in front.
Jane Clayton, working furiously to shove the boat beyond his reach, suddenly realized that she was to be successful, for with a little lurch the dugout swung quickly into the current, just as the Russian reached out to place his hand upon its bow.
One arm was at least twelve inches longer than its mate, which was itself long in proportion to the torso, while the legs, similarly mismated and terminating in huge, flat feet that protruded laterally, caused the thing to lurch fearfully from side to side as it lumbered toward the girl.
Now and then a lurch of the train flung her against Harney, and through her thin muslin she felt the touch of his sleeve.
The poorer orders (in an oligarchy) sometimes lurch about when they are slightly drunk, but generally, and especially in such gorgeous scenes, they stand or sit in constrained attitudes.
Quotes with LURCH (3)
When love has left us in the lurch and nothing ever strikes a chord anymore, we may come to realize a vacuum of the lost vibrations of happiness and an absence of the ethereal and exalting feel of harmony that we only become aware of, after time passes by and everything has expired. (“Amour en friche”)
The other day as I was stepping out of Star Grocery on Claremont Avenue with some pork ribs under my arm, the Berkeley sky cloudless, a smell of jasmine in the air, a car driving by with its window rolled down, trailing a sweet ache of the Allman Brothers' "Melissa," it struck me that in order to have reached only the midpoint of my life I will need to live to be 92. That's pretty old. If you live to be ninety-two, you've done well for yourself. I'd like to be optimistic, and…
As Christians, we are all engaged in the business of discerning and obeying God’s call, and this usually means that soon enough we find ourselves out beyond our own competence, frightened at what God demands and feeling cosmically abandoned, left in the lurch with a job for which our own resources are completely inadequate…Sooner or later, the panic touches each one of us who accepts God’s call and heads, eyes wide open, straight into some difficult and mysterious work — like…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 89 times in crossword archives (1953–2025).