About The Word Lurk

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Lurk

Lurk Meaning & Definition
Lurk Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lurk?

[v] wait in hiding to attack
[v] be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
[v] lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lurk: ambuscade | ambush | bushwhack | footle | hang around | lallygag | lie in wait | linger | loaf | loiter | lollygag | lounge | mess about | mill about | mill around | scupper | skulk | tarry | waylay

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lurk: be latent | couch | creep | escape notice | gumshoe | hibernate | hide | lay wait | lie beneath | lie dormant | lie hid | lie in wait | lie low | make no sign | nightwalk | prowl | pussyfoot | shadow | skulk | slide | slink | slip | smolder | snake | sneak | stalk | steal | tiptoe | underlie

See Also | be | conceal | hide | lurch | prowl | wait

Lurk In Webster's Dictionary

\Lurk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lurked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lurking}.] [OE. lurken, lorken, prob. a dim. from the source of E. lower to frown. See {Lower}, and cf. {Lurch}, a sudden roll, {Lurch} to lurk.] 1. To lie hid; to lie in wait. Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den. --Spenser. Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. --Prov. i. 11. 2. To keep out of sight. The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks. --Blackstone.

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