lurch

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

A sudden or unsteady movement.

Verb

To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.

Verb

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

Verb

1. (dialectal, intransitive) To evade by stooping; to lurk; lie in wait; go about in a sneaking way.
2. (dialectal, intransitive) To take by surprise; to unexpectedly detain.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To rob.

Verb

1. (transitive) To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry).
2. (obsolete, transitive) To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.

Konzepte

taumeln

schlingern

torkeln

Ruck

sich neigen

kringeln

Schlagseite haben

schräg liegen

kielholen

Schlagseite bekommen

krängen

schief sein

Schlingern

schwanken

Synonyme

stagger

reel

totter

sway

careen

pitch

teeter

swag

stumble

lunge

keel

roll

falter

be disposed to

list

incline toward

decline

rush

trend toward

be prone to

shift

skunk

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sink

slant

flounder

tilt

tip

pitching

lean

leaning

wane

predicament

go down

prowl

wobble

whacking

whipping

heel over

rout out

swoop down

whap

trace a zigzag course

flip tail

heed over

seel

beating

lounge around

boggle

charge

dash

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Übersetzungen

barcollare

τρικλίζω

tituber

tambalearse

sendelemek

faire une embardée

sacudida

αμηχανία

rollare all’improvviso

difficoltà

rollio improvviso

vacil·lar

beccheggiare improvvisamente

beccheggio improvviso

trontollar

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/lɝt͡ʃ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: lorchen

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: *lurche

Verwandt mit Englisch: lirt

In summary

Originally a nautical term, found in lee-larches (“the sudden and violent rolls of a ship to the leeward in high seas”), of unknown origin. Possibly the same as lurch (“to move stealthily, evade by stooping”) (see below), or from French lâcher (“to let go”).