lurch - noun

an unsteady uneven gait

a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)

abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

the act of moving forward suddenly

lurch - verb

• walk as if unable to control one's movements
• move abruptly
• move slowly and unsteadily
• loiter about, with no apparent aim
• defeat by a lurch

lurch - thesaurus

careen   keel   lunge   pitch   pitching   prowl   reel   shift   skunk   stagger   stumble   swag