Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LURCH, v.i.

1. To roll or pass suddenly to one side, as a ship in a heavy sea.
2. To withdraw to one aide, or to a private place; to lie in ambush or in secret; to lie close. [For this, lurk is now used.] – L'Estrange.
3. To shift; to Play tricks. I am fain to shuffle, to hedge and to lurch. – Shak.