Lurched vs Belched - What's the difference?
lurched | belched |
(lurch)
A sudden or unsteady movement.
* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
(obsolete) To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.
* South
(obsolete) To steal; to rob.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
* Francis Bacon
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
(belch)
To expel gas loudly from the stomach through the mouth.
* My father used to belch after having a fine meal.
To issue with spasmodic force or noise.
* Jonathan Swift
* Milton
The sound one makes when belching.
(obsolete) malt liquor
As verbs the difference between lurched and belched
is that lurched is (lurch) while belched is (belch).lurched
English
Verb
(head)lurch
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(es)- the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard
- 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)- Never deceive or lurch the sincere communicant.
- 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)- 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
- Lady Blandford has cried her eyes out on losing a lurch .
Anagrams
*belched
English
Verb
(head)belch
English
Verb
(es)- Yes, we have seen the wrecked cars and the factories belching smoke and the blur of speedy automobiles crowding highways.
- I belched a hurricane of wind.
- Within the gates that now / Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame.
- (Dryden)
Synonyms
* burpNoun
(es)- (Dennis)