Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lurch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
linger | No | No | Yes | No |
lurch (noun) | linger (noun) |
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an unsteady uneven gait | |
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) |
lurch (verb) | linger (verb) |
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defeat by a lurch | take one's time; proceed slowly |
move abruptly | leave slowly and hesitantly |
move slowly and unsteadily | be about a place without any apparent purpose |
walk as if unable to control one's movements | to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time |
loiter about, with no apparent aim | remain present although waning or gradually dying |