mess about vs lurch

mess about is not a noun while lurch is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mess about	No	No	Yes	No
lurch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lurch is a hyponym of mess about; that is, lurch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mess about:

Other hyponyms of mess about include prowl.

mess about (noun)	lurch (noun)
	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)

mess about (verb)	lurch (verb)
be about a place without any apparent purpose	defeat by a lurch
	move abruptly
	move slowly and unsteadily
	walk as if unable to control one's movements
	loiter about, with no apparent aim