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verb | noun lurchlurch1 /lɚtʃ/ 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 |
THESAURUSchange place► move to change from one place or position to another, or to make something do this: The train started to move. It took three men to move the piano. ► fidget to keep moving a little bit because you are bored or nervous: The kids were bored, so they kept fidgeting in their seats. ► squirm to twist your body from side to side, especially because you are uncomfortable, bored, or nervous: The baby squirmed and cried in her arms. ► wriggle to move and twist your body or part of your body from side to side: She wriggled out of her jacket and handed it to her host. ► wiggle to move your toes, fingers, bottom, etc. with a series of small movements: She took off her shoes and wiggled her toes in the sand. ► twitch to make a sudden small movement that you cannot control. Used especially about body parts: He was tired, and the muscle in his eye began to twitch. ► jump to make a sudden movement because you are frightened or surprised: The sound of the explosion made me jump. ► lunge to make a sudden strong movement toward someone or something: The man lunged forward and grabbed her purse. ► lurch to move or walk very unsteadily, moving forward or from side to side with sudden, irregular movements: He lurched to the side as the bike came toward him. ► stir formal to move slightly or change your position, especially when you are sleeping: She stirred in her sleep but didn’t wake up. 1to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady way: lurch across/into/along etc. Jill lurched into me drunkenly.► see thesaurus at move12your heart/stomach lurches used to say that your heart or stomach seems to move suddenly because you feel shocked, frightened, etc.3lurch from something to something to have one serious problem after another and seem to have no plan and no control over what you are doing: The country’s economy seemed to lurch from one disaster to another. verb | noun lurchlurch2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYlurch2Origin: (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 1a sudden movement: The train made a violent lurch forward.2leave somebody in the lurch to leave someone at a time when he or she needs your help: The pager company shut down Tuesday, leaving 2,000 customers in the lurch. |