Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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defeat | Yes | No | Yes | No |
lurch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
defeat (noun) | lurch (noun) |
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an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest | an unsteady uneven gait |
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals | the act of moving forward suddenly |
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | |
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) |
defeat (verb) | lurch (verb) |
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win a victory over | defeat by a lurch |
thwart the passage of | move abruptly |
move slowly and unsteadily | |
walk as if unable to control one's movements | |
loiter about, with no apparent aim |