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Nouns (7)

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n. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)

lurch, stumble, stagger

n. an unsteady uneven gait

lurch, pitch, pitching

n. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"

Verbs (14)

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v. move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"

v. loiter about, with no apparent aim

v. defeat by a lurch

lurch, pitch, shift

v. move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

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Fuzzynyms (70)

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stab, thrust, knife thrust

n. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"

n. (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge

dive, nose dive, nosedive

n. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

n. a quick run

teeter, seesaw, totter

v. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

stun, bedaze, daze

v. overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"

v. go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"

v. cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"

v. move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"

v. lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

teeter, seesaw, totter

v. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

v. move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"

v. miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"

capsize, turtle, turn turtle

v. overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over

v. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"

careen, wobble, shift, tilt

v. move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

weave, wind, thread, meander, wander

v. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

v. stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"

v. move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

stop, halt, block, kibosh

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

fall

v. move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"

slip

v. move easily; "slip into something comfortable"

draw

v. move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"

pull

v. operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"

startle, jump, start

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

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