Definitions
an unsteady uneven gait
Word origin
Originally 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”).
Used in a sentence
“the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard”
“It occurred to me there was no time to lose, and dodging the boom as it once more lurched across the deck, I slipped aft and down the companion stairs into the cabin.”
“The incident made it think, apparently, that the neighborhood was dangerous, for it slowly lurched off through the wood, followed by its mate and its three enormous infants.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Unsteady movement”5 letters
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