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The word 'lurch' means 1: a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage); 2: an unsteady uneven gait; 3: move abruptly; 4: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); 5: the act of moving forward suddenly; 6: loiter about, with no apparent aim; 7: defeat by a lurch; 8: move slowly and unsteadily; 9: walk as if unable to control one's movements