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lurch1 verblurch2 noun lurchlurch1 /lɜːtʃ $ lɜːrtʃ/ verb [intransitive]   VERB TABLElurch |
| Present | I, you, we, they | lurch | | he, she, it | lurches | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | lurched | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have lurched | | he, she, it | has lurched | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had lurched | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will lurch | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have lurched |
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| Present | I | am lurching | | he, she, it | is lurching | | you, we, they | are lurching | | Past | I, he, she, it | was lurching | | you, we, they | were lurching | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been lurching | | he, she, it | has been lurching | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been lurching | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be lurching | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been lurching |
- Harriet lurched towards the bathroom, clutching her stomach in pain.
- Paul lurched sideways as the boat rolled suddenly.
- As the developer lurched toward bankruptcy, Prudential tried to renege on the deal.
- By the time they were lurching slowly along the cart track the wind had dropped, letting the clouds gather.
- Certainly his career has lurched chaotically, Gilliam says.
- The chassis lurched forward and then back sharply, knocking the four passengers off balance.
- The Ship lurched up the hillside, straining at the indignity of restraint.
- The truck smashed into the barrier, broke through it, lurched down an embankment.
- Then, hunching his shoulders against the pounding rain, he lurched towards the barn.
- With an angry clang the machine lurched and rocked out even more.
to walk in an unsteady way► stagger to walk very unsteadily, with your body moving from side to side and almost falling, especially because you are injured, very tired, or drunk: stagger in/out/home etc: · Something hit me on the head, and I staggered across the room.· My father was staggering under the weight of a huge parcel. ► stumble to walk unsteadily, often hitting things with your feet and almost falling, especially because it is dark, the ground is uneven, or because you are tired or drunk: stumble in/out/across etc: · The room was dark, and Stan nearly fell over a chair as he stumbled to the phone.· I finished the whiskey, then stumbled upstairs and into bed. ► lurch to walk very unsteadily, moving forward or from side to side with sudden, irregular movements: lurch backwards/towards/forwards etc: · Paul lurched sideways as the boat rolled suddenly.· Harriet lurched towards the bathroom, clutching her stomach in pain. ► somebody's stomach lurches/tightens (=it suddenly feels tight because they are frightened)· Her stomach lurched at the thought of leaving Millfield. ADVERB► forward· The chassis lurched forward and then back sharply, knocking the four passengers off balance.· I fell, picked myself up, lurched forward another yard or two, then fell again.· He lurched forward and groped his way up the staircase, gasping and retching in the stale air.· On our left, Sherman and Daisy kept lagging back and then lurching forward, sometimes beside and sometimes behind us.· He lurched forward involuntarily through the entrance, and almost fell at the feet of the chief.· Bright flash in the sky, the way the aircraft lurched forward like a car Jolted in heavy traffic.· I lurched forward and later couldn't recall any part of my journey to the office.· Just as I was about to jump, the driver hit the gas and lurched forward, throwing me off. NOUN► crisis· An unskilled smallholder is likely to lurch from crisis to crisis.· All these legislative changes have made it increasingly difficult for local authorities to avoid appearing to lurch from crisis to crisis.· Squalls will buffet it, but the ship of government may no longer be destined to lurch permanently from crisis to crisis.· Britain lurched from one economic crisis to another under both Labour and Conservative governments. ► heart· Athelstan looked sideways at Benedicta and his heart lurched.· Lexandro's heart lurched, and a certain awe invaded him. ► stomach· I felt my stomach lurch and my heart beat a little faster.· Gao Yang jerked his head around, as his stomach lurched and a pocket of air rushed noisily to his throat. 1to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady waylurch forward/to/towards/into etc Sam hit the gas and the car lurched forward. He lurched to his feet.2your heart/stomach lurches used to say that your heart or stomach seems to move suddenly because you feel shocked, frightened etc: Virginia’s heart lurched painfully in her chest.3lurch from one crisis/extreme etc to another (also lurch from crisis to crisis) to seem to have no plan and no control over what you are doing: The industry lurches from crisis to crisis.lurch1 verblurch2 noun lurchlurch2 noun [countable] lurch2Origin: 1 1800-1900 Origin unknown. 2 1500-1600 lurch ‘defeat in the card game cribbage’ (16-21 centuries), perhaps from early French lourche a game similar to backgammon - "I felt a lurch and then a big bump," one resident said of the earthquake.
- But they adopted it in the first place because Labour's lurch to the left drove them away from their old allegiance.
- He was slew-footed and walked with an energetic lurch.
- How can we leave them in the lurch, in their teens, like that?
- I waited for the lurch of dismounting troopers as the skids neared the ground.
- My stomach gave an involuntary lurch.
- The non-commissioned officers of the garrison on learning that they had been left in the lurch seized four of the remaining leaders.
► somebody's stomach lurches/tightens (=it suddenly feels tight because they are frightened)· Her stomach lurched at the thought of leaving Millfield. VERB► give· My stomach gave an involuntary lurch.· The car gives a sickening lurch as if you ran over a small bump.· Jessamy's stomach gave an uncomfortable lurch.· Then her heart gave a little lurch as she met his eyes.· Soon she would know ... But when she finally arrived at the little mews her heart gave a lurch.· Blue eyes that made her heart give an alarming little lurch.· Her heart gave an unsteady lurch. ► leave· She had never got over that chap who left her in the lurch all those years ago.· The non-commissioned officers of the garrison on learning that they had been left in the lurch seized four of the remaining leaders.· Fast, seem Godly, Pray, and go to Church - the Rhyme will be left in the lurch else.· How can we leave them in the lurch, in their teens, like that?· I wouldn't leave her in the lurch.· But I won't leave you in the lurch even if that time comes. ► leave somebody in the lurch- The pager company shut down Tuesday, leaving 2000 customers in the lurch.
- UPS workers went on strike today, leaving thousands of customers in the lurch.
- But I won't leave you in the lurch even if that time comes.
- How can we leave them in the lurch, in their teens, like that?
- I wouldn't leave her in the lurch.
- She had never got over that chap who left her in the lurch all those years ago.
1a sudden movement: The train gave a violent lurch.2leave somebody in the lurch to leave someone at a time when you should stay and help them |