Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - lurch
Lurch
lurch
1. n. & v. --n. a stagger, a sudden unsteady movement or leaning. --v.intr. stagger, move suddenly and unsteadily. Etymology: orig. Naut., lee-lurch alt. of lee-latch drifting to leeward 2. n. Phrases and idioms leave in the lurch desert (a friend etc.) in difficulties. Etymology: orig. = a severe defeat in a game, f. F lourche (also the game itself, like backgammon)
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English lorchen, probably alteration of lurken to lurk Date: 15th century intransitive verb to loiter about a place furtively ; prowl, transitive verb steal, cheat, II. noun Etymology: Middle French lourche, adjective, defeated by a ~, deceived Date: 1598 a decisive defeat in which an opponent wins a game by more than double the defeated player's score especially in cribbage, III. transitive verb Date: circa 1651 to leave in the ~, to defeat by a ~ (as in cribbage), IV. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1805 a sudden roll of a ship to one side, an abrupt jerking, swaying, or tipping movement , V. intransitive verb Date: circa 1828 to roll or tip abruptly ; pitch, to move with a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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