to swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.-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.-to leave in the lurch; to cheat.-to steal; to rob.-a sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken man. fig.: a sudden and capricious inclination of the mind.-to roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.-to withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.-to dodge; to shift; to play tricks.