lurch

Meanings

• an unsteady uneven gait
• a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
• abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
• the act of moving forward suddenly
• walk as if unable to control one's movements
• move abruptly
  • "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
• move slowly and unsteadily
  • "The truck lurched down the road"
• loiter about, with no apparent aim
• defeat by a lurch

Synonyms

careen, keel, lunge, pitch, pitching, prowl, reel, shift, skunk, stagger, stumble, swag