A heavy roll, weather or lee, as occasioned by a sea suddenly striking or receding from the weather-bilge of the vessel.
♦ To be left in the lurch is to be left behind in a case where others make their escape.
·vt To leave in the lurch; to <<Cheat>>. II. Lurch ·vt To <<Steal>>; to <<Rob>>. III. Lurch ·vi To...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
To be left in the lurch; to be abandoned by one's confederates or party, to be left in a scrape. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A heavy roll to windward. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book