Lurch

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1. Verb

To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

2. Noun

An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.

3. Noun

A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.

4. Verb

To leave in the lurch; to cheat.

5. Verb

To steal; to rob.

6. Noun

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.

7. Verb

To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.

8. Verb

To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.

9. Verb

To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
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