Synonyms:
lurch, stumble, stagger
Meaning: an unsteady uneven gait
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen
Meaning: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
Synonyms:
lurch, pitch, shift
Meaning: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
Synonyms:
lurch
Meaning: move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"
Usage examples
The boat gave a little lurch toward the middle of the stream.
On the first occasion Mr. Thomas Traddles was left--let me say, in short, in the lurch.
A lurch of the train swung him heavily out among the chairs; to save himself he caught a shoulder and dropped into a seat.
Happily for my nerves, a good lurch to leeward put a stop for a while to the course of her thoughts on the present distresses.
The chorus broke into "Ah, my porch, my new porch!" Grushenka flung back her head, half opened her lips, smiled, waved her handkerchief, and suddenly, with a violent lurch, stood still in the middle of the room, looking bewildered.
The gale still held on, however, and we saw no signs of its abating. The rigging was found to be ill-fitted, and greatly strained; and on the third day of the blow, about five in the afternoon, our mizzen-mast, in a heavy lurch to windward, went by the board.