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Lurch vs Agitation - What's the difference?

lurch | agitation | Related terms |

Lurch is a related term of agitation.


As nouns the difference between lurch and agitation

is that lurch is amphibian while agitation is .

lurch

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(es)
  • A sudden or unsteady movement.
  • the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
  • Yet I hoped by grouting at the earth below it to be able to dislodge the stone at the side; but while I was considering how best to begin, the candle flickered, the wick gave a sudden lurch to one side, and I was left in darkness.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
  • (obsolete) To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.
  • * South
  • Never deceive or lurch the sincere communicant.
  • (obsolete) To steal; to rob.
  • * Shakespeare
  • And in the brunt of seventeen battles since / He lurched all swords of the garland.

    See also

    * leave someone in the lurch *

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) lurcare.

    Verb

    (es)
  • (obsolete) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • Too far off from great cities, which may hinder business; too near them, which lurcheth all provisions, and maketh everything dear.

    Etymology 3

    (etyl) .

    Noun

  • 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 been left in the lurch.
  • * Walpole
  • Lady Blandford has cried her eyes out on losing a lurch .

    Anagrams

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    agitation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
  • After a storm the sea is in agitation .
  • A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.
  • She causes great agitation within me.
  • Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
  • ''the antislavery agitation
    ''labor agitation
    After this conflict pro-independence agitation temporarily died down.
  • * (rfdate) :
  • Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
  • * (rfdate) :
  • * (rfdate) :
  • Synonyms

    * emotion, commotion, excitement, trepidation, tremor, perturbation

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