lurches is a form of:

Lurch



noun
1.
(a sudden leaning or swaying motion to one side) train gave a lurch ការកញ្ឆក់ៗ
verb — past tense: lurched ; past participle: lurched ; present participle: lurching ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (make a lurch or lurches, to stagger or sway) កញ្ឆក់ៗ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind.
2.
An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
3.
A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
verb — past tense: lurched ; past participle: lurched ; present participle: lurching ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
4.
(INTRANSITIVE) To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.
5.
(INTRANSITIVE) To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
1.
To steal, to rob