an unsteady uneven gait

[ Syn: stumble , stagger ]

a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)

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

[ Syn: pitch , pitching ]

the act of moving forward suddenly

[ Syn: lunge ]

walk as if unable to control ones movements; The drunken man staggered into the room

[ Syn: stagger , reel , keel , swag , careen ]

move abruptly; The ship suddenly lurched to the left

[ Syn: pitch , shift ]

move slowly and unsteadily; The truck lurched down the road'

loiter about, with no apparent aim

[ Syn: prowl ]

defeat by a lurch

[ Syn: skunk ]