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Meaning
Noun
●
In Gaits:
A
sudden
or
unsteady
movement.
●
An
old
game
played with
dice
and
counters
; a
variety
of
the game
of tables.
●
A double
score
in
cribbage
for the
winner
when his/her
adversary
has
not yet
pegged
his/her 31st hole.
Verb
●
To make such a
sudden
,
unsteady
movement.
●
To
swallow
or
eat
greedily
; to
devour
; hence, to
swallow
up.
●
To
leave someone in the lurch
; to cheat.
●
To rob.
●
To
evade
by
stooping
; to lurk.
●
To
defeat
in the game
of
cribbage
with a
lurch
(double
score
as
explained
under
noun
entry).
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Rhymes
Lurch
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