lurching


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lurch1
noun a sudden unsteady movement. verb make such a movement; stagger.
– origin C17: of unknown origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lurch2
noun (in phr. leave someone in the lurch) leave someone in a difficult situation without assistance or support.
– origin C16: from Fr. lourche, the name of a game resembling backgammon, used in the phr. demeurer lourche ‘be discomfited’.

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