See Also: lurch 1, verb(dictionary)
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lurch 2, noun(dictionary)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)

lurch 1, verb (oh)



to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady way
lurch forward/to/towards/into etc
::Sam hit the gas and the car lurched forward.
::He lurched to his feet.
your heart/stomach lurches
used to say that your heart or stomach seems to move suddenly because you feel shocked, frightened etc
::Virginia's heart lurched painfully in her chest.
lurch from one crisis/extreme etc to another
also lurch from crisis to crisis
to seem to have no plan and no control over what you are doing
::The industry lurches from crisis to crisis.