<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An act or instance of swaying abruptly.</li><li>An awkward, swaying or staggering motion or gait.</li><li>A sudden tip or roll to one side, as of a ship or a staggering person.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>To make a lurch; move with lurches; stagger.</li><li>Synonyms: totter, reel, lunge.</li><li>(of a ship) To roll or pitch suddenly.</li></ul></li></ul>