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To make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements
“I sat in the front car and the roller coaster went on an immediate descent, lurching forward at top speed.”
To move around or sideways unsteadily
“As the car sped over a pothole, she lurched forward.”
To fall down, especially after losing one's balance
To move with a short, sudden movement
To move swiftly or impetuously
To move somewhere in a slow and steady way
To make, or cause to make, a sudden forward movement
To move around, back and forth, or from side to side, while suspended or on an axis
Schlepp or haul
Change or cause to change direction abruptly
Give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement
A sudden or unsteady movement
“With a sudden lurch, the ship began to slew about in the current, then came to a grinding stop.”
A quick, sharp, sudden movement
An act of jumping down from a surface
The act of one who stammers
An act of moving from one point to another while suspended or on an axis
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