lurch
/lɜɹt͡ʃ/ verb C2- To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry).
He/she/it lurches · Past lurched · Past participle lurched · -ing form lurching
Verb forms
- Base form
- lurch
- He/she/it
- lurches
- Past
- lurched
- Past participle
- lurched
- -ing form
- lurching
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The ferry lurched as it navigated a particularly turbulent swell, causing the tea in Arthur's cup to slosh perilously near the edge.
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