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Lurch refers to leaving someone without help or without something you promised or a sudden movement forward or to one side. (noun)
- An example of lurch is where you figuratively leave someone when you promise to pick up your friend's kids from school and then call five minutes before the bell and cancel.
- An example of lurch is when someone unexpectedly and rapidly falls forward.
To lurch is to walk or move unsteadily and without stability. (verb)
An example of lurch is when you are intoxicated and stumbling around.
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