lurch (
http://definr.com/lurch)
n 1: an unsteady uneven gait [syn:
stumble,
stagger]
2: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other
conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
[syn:
pitch,
pitching]
3: the act of moving forward suddenly [syn:
lunge]
v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements [syn:
stagger,
reel,
keel,
swag,
careen]
2: move abruptly [syn:
pitch,
shift]
3: move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the
road" [syn:
stagger]
4: loiter about, with no apparent aim [syn:
prowl]
5: defeat by a lurch, as in certain card games [syn:
skunk]