Does the Word Lurched Mean?

To lurch is to suddenly move — usually forward. If you are on a ship that lurches a lot during a storm, you may find your body lurching in one direction and your stomach going in the opposite one. The verb lurch can refer to any abrupt movement, but it often has the sense of a sharp turn up, down, or sideways.

What does lurched mean?

1 : an abrupt jerking, swaying, or tipping movement the car moved forward with a lurch also : stagger sense 2. 2 : a sudden roll of a ship to one side.

What type of verb is lurched?

1[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to make a sudden unsteady movement forward or sideways synonym stagger, sway Suddenly the horse lurched to one side and the child fell off.