lurch in WordNet English dictionary

1. walk as if unable to control one's movements
   "The drunken man staggered into the room"
   stagger  reel  keel  lurch  swag  careen 
   
2. defeat by a lurch
   lurch  skunk 
   
3. move abruptly
   "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
   lurch  pitch  shift 
   
4. move slowly and unsteadily
   "The truck lurched down the road"
   lurch 
   
5. loiter about, with no apparent aim
   prowl  lurch 
   

1. the act of moving forward suddenly
   lurch  lunge 
   
2. an unsteady uneven gait
   lurch  stumble  stagger 
   
3. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
   "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
   lurch  pitch  pitching 
   
4. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
   lurch