Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lurch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
motion | Yes | No | Yes | No |
lurch (noun) | motion (noun) |
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an unsteady uneven gait | a change of position that does not entail a change of location |
the act of moving forward suddenly | the act of changing location from one place to another |
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) | a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote |
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something | |
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object | |
a state of change |
lurch (verb) | motion (verb) |
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defeat by a lurch | show, express or direct through movement |
move abruptly | |
move slowly and unsteadily | |
walk as if unable to control one's movements | |
loiter about, with no apparent aim |