What is the meaning of Lurch?

A sudden or unsteady movement.

To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.

To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

To evade by stooping; to lurk; lie in wait; go about in a sneaking way.

To take by surprise; to unexpectedly detain.

To rob.

A lift or heave.

An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.

A double score in cribbage for the winner when his/her adversary has not yet pegged his/her 31st hole.

A predicament or difficult situation.

To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.

To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry).

Source: wiktionary.org