lurk

lurk  (lûrk)

intr.v. lurked, lurk·ing, lurks

1. To lie in wait, as in ambush.

2. To move furtively; sneak.

3. To exist unobserved or unsuspected: danger lurking around every bend.

4. To read but not contribute to the discussion in a newsgroup, chatroom, or other online forum.

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[Middle English lurken, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]

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lurking·ly adv.

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lurk

Verb

1. to move stealthily or be concealed, esp. for evil purposes

2. to be present in an unobtrusive way; be latent [probably frequentative of lour]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	lurk - lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner skulk conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
	2.	lurk - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" footle, hang around, lallygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, loiter, lollygag, lounge, linger, loaf be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" prowl, lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim
	3.	lurk - wait in hiding to attack             ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, scupper, waylay wait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

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lurk

verb hide, sneak, crouch, prowl, snoop, lie in wait, slink, skulk, conceal yourself, move with stealth, go furtively

Translations

lurk [ləːk] vi (= hide) → esconderse (= wait); estar al acecho

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lurk [ləːk] vi → se tapir, se cacher

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lurk [ləːk] vi (also fig) → lauern

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lurk [ləːk] vi → stare in agguato

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lurk

v lurk [ləːk]

to wait in hiding especially with a dishonest or criminal purpose She saw someone lurking in the shadows. loer, wegkruip يَكْمُن، يَتَرَصَّد спотайвам се číhat stå på lur; ligge på lur lauern παραμονεύω, καραδοκώ esconderse luurama کمین کردن vaania se tapir, être tapi לֶאֱרוֹב घात में बैठना, छिपा रहना viriti leselkedik merunduk, mengendap-endap liggja í leyni appostarsi 待ち伏せる 숨어 기다리다 tykoti uzglūnēt; slēpties menghendap op de loer liggen skjule seg, ligge på lur czaić się esconder-se a sta ascuns/pitit притаиться číhať prežati vrebati lura, stå (ligga) på lur ซุ่มซ่อน; หลบ pusuya yatmak 潛伏 ховатися в засідці; критися گھات میں بیٹھنا ẩn nấp 潜伏