We found 8 dictionaries that define the word left in the lurch:

General (4 matching dictionaries)

1. left in the lurch: Wiktionary
2. Left in the Lurch: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
3. left in the lurch: TheFreeDictionary.com
4. Left in the lurch: Phrase Finder

Business (1 matching dictionary)

5. left in the lurch: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

6. left in the lurch: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

7. left in the lurch: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

8. left in the lurch: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (left in the lurch) ▸ adjective:  Stranded in a difficult and helpless position. Similar: beached, stranded, aground, shipwrecked, high and dry, stuck in the mud, stuck, forsaken, helpless, flat on one's back, more... Opposite: supported, assisted, aided, helped, backed ▸ Words similar to left in the lurch ▸ Usage examples for left in the lurch ▸ Idioms related to left in the lurch ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Popular nouns described by left in the lurch ▸ Words that often appear near left in the lurch ▸ Rhymes of left in the lurch ▸ Invented words related to left in the lurch