lurch (1)

i. & t. [A variant of lurk (q. v.).] A. Intransitive: 1. To lie in wait; to lurk about; to lie in ambush. 2. To pilfer, to steal, to rob. 3. To play tricks; to shift. B. Transitive : 1. To seize, to snatch; to intercept booty; to an ticipate another in seizing anything. 2. To appropriate, to steal, to take or gain privily. 3. To leave in the lurch; to deceive; to forsake treacherously; to disappoint.