The Clue
Stagger (5 letter answer)
The Answer
LURCH
Tags
Notes
The answer LURCH is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Careen
Leave in the ___
Clumsy move
Pitch suddenly
Stagger or careen
Decisive defeat in cribbage
Definition
LURCH as a noun:
1. (lurch, stumble, stagger) = an unsteady uneven gait
2. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
3. (lurch, pitch, pitching) = abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
4. (lurch, lunge) = the act of moving forward suddenly
LURCH as a verb:
1. (stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen) = walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
2. (lurch, pitch, shift) = move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
3. move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"
4. (prowl, lurch) = loiter about, with no apparent aim
5. (lurch, skunk) = defeat by a lurch