Lurk

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  lurk
       
          {lurking}