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Lurk

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.

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

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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