lurch
To make such a sudden, unsteady movementTo make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
» He left me in the lurch.
Er ließ mich im Stich.
Он бросил меня в беде.
Він кинув мене у важкій ситуації.
Meaning
7 sensesTo make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
taumeln, schlingern, torkeln
поша́тыватьсяpošátyvatʹsja, пошатну́тьсяpošatnútʹsja
похи́туватисяpoxýtuvatysja, похитну́тисяpoxytnútysja, хита́тисяxytátysja
(dialectal, intransitive)To evade by stooping; to lurk; lie in wait; go about in a sneaking way.
(dialectal, intransitive)To take by surprise; to unexpectedly detain.
(transitive)To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry).
defeat by a lurch
(obsolete)To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
(obsolete, transitive)To rob.
(obsolete, transitive)To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.
Examples
18 sentencesHe left me in the lurch.
Він кинув мене у важкій ситуації. — deniko
ruОн бросил меня в беде. — odexed
deEr ließ mich im Stich. — Yorwba
The train lurched to a standstill.
ruПоезд рывком остановился. — corvard
deDer Zug kam mit einem Ruck zum Stehen. — al_ex_an_der
Judit left us in the lurch.
deJudit ließ uns im Stich. — Yorwba
The car lurched to the side.
Mike left his brother in the lurch.
Translations
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Origin
Originally a nautical term, found in lee-larches (“the sudden and violent rolls of a shipOriginally a nautical term, found in lee-larches (“the sudden and violent rolls of a ship to the leeward in high seas”), of unknown origin. Possibly the same as lurch (“to move stealthily, evade by stooping”) (see below), or from French lâcher (“to let go”).
From Middle English *lurchen (recorded only in Middle English lurcare, lurcard (“glutton”)), from Old French *lurcher, from Latin lurcō (“eat greedily, guzzle”), of uncertain origin. Compare Middle High German slurken (“to slurp”) (whence German schlurken).
From Middle English lorchen, variant of Middle English lurken (“to lurk”). More at lurk.
From Middle English *lurche (implied in derivative lurching), from Old French lourche (“deceived, embarrassed; also the name of a game”), from Proto-West Germanic *lort (“left; left-handed; crooked; bent; warped; underhanded; deceitful; limping”). Cognate to English lirt.
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Forms
lurches, lurching, lurched, lurchedSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle