Synonyms for Lurch (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (loiter about, with no apparent aim):
prowl
WordNet sense 2 (walk as if unable to control one's movements):
careen, keel, reel, stagger, swag
WordNet sense 3 (move abruptly):
pitch, shift
WordNet sense 4 (defeat by a lurch):
skunk
WordNet sense 5 (the act of moving forward suddenly):
lunge
WordNet sense 6 (an unsteady uneven gait):
stumble
WordNet sense 7 (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)):
pitching
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