sallantı, sarsıntı

Turkish - English

Definition of sallantı, sarsıntı in Turkish English dictionary

{i} lurch

{v} to lurk, cheat, pilfer, devour, defeat

{n} a forlorn condition, a helpless state, a sudden motion towards one side

A sudden or unsteady movement

Fig

To steal; to rob

To dodge; to shift; to play tricks

{i} staggering, swaying, unsteady motion; sudden sideways movement, abrupt rolling or pitching to one side; defeat in which the winner's score is much greater than the loser's (especially in cribbage)

A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind

move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

If someone leaves you in the lurch, they go away or stop helping you at a very difficult time. You wouldn't leave an old friend in the lurch, surely?. In a difficult or embarrassing position

loiter about, with no apparent aim

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 adversary has been left in the lurch

{f} stagger, sway, move unsteadily; make a sudden sideways movement, abruptly roll or pitch to one side

To leave in the lurch; to cheat

walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) defeat by a lurch move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk

To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way. As the car sped over a pothole she lurched forward Henry looked, stared, and lurched to his feet Lurch is also a noun. The car took a lurch forward but grounded in a deep rut

Hyphenation

sal·lan·tı, sar·sın·tı