Lurk \Lurk\ (l[^u]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lurked (l[^u]rkt);
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 hidden; to lie in wait.
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Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den.
--Spenser.
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Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. --Prov.
i. 11.
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2. To keep out of sight.
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The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks.
--Blackstone.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lurk
v 1: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive
manner [syn: skulk]
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around
the department?" [syn: loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag,
loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry,
linger, mill about, mill around]
3: wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack,
waylay, ambuscade, lie in wait]
WordNet (r) 2.0
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
lurk
lurking
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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