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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lurk
v 1: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and
secretive manner [syn: {lurk}, {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}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
3: wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {scupper},
{bushwhack}, {waylay}, {lurk}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}]
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