skulk

skulk

 (skŭlk)

intr.v. skulked, skulk·ing, skulks

1. To lie in hiding, as out of cowardice or bad conscience; lurk.

2. To move about stealthily.

3. To evade work or obligation; shirk.

n.

A group of foxes.

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[Middle English skulken, of Scandinavian origin.]

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skulk′er n.

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skulk

(skʌlk)

vb (intr)

1. to move stealthily so as to avoid notice

2. to lie in hiding; lurk

3. to shirk duty or evade responsibilities; malinger

n

4. a person who skulks

5. (Zoology) obsolete a pack of foxes or other animals that creep about stealthily

[C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian skulka to lurk, Swedish skolka, Danish skulke to shirk]

ˈskulker n

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skulk

(skʌlk)

v.i.

1. to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason.

2. to move stealthily; slink.

3. Brit. to shirk duty; malinger.

n.

4. one that skulks.

5. a pack or group of foxes.

[1175–1225; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Dan, Norwegian skulke, Swedish skolka play hooky]

skulk′er, n.

skulk′ing•ly, adv.

syn: See lurk.

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Skulk

 a furtive group; a gathering of persons or animals given to skulking, 1883.

Examples: skulk of poisoned adders, 1582; of foxes, 1450; of friars, 1450; of heretics, 1532; of thieves, 1450.

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skulk

Past participle: skulked
Gerund: skulking

Imperative

skulk

skulk

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	skulk - lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner lurk conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
	2.	skulk - avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill malinger fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
	3.	skulk - move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

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skulk

verb

1. creep, sneak, slink, pad, slope, prowl, sidle He skulked off.

2. lurk, hide, lie in wait, loiter skulking in the safety of the car

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skulk

verb

To move silently and furtively:

creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal.

Slang: gumshoe.

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Translations

يَتَوارى عن الأنْظار

skrývat se

luske rundt

lauern

leynast, læîupokast

nascondersinascondere

lindėti

slēptiesuzglūnētzagties

luske

skrývať sa

gizlenmekpusuda beklemek

偷偷隐躲潜伏

skulk

[skʌlk] VI → esconderse
to skulk about → esconderse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

skulk

[ˈskʌlk] vi → se cacher
to skulk off → s'en aller en douce

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

skulk

vi (= move) → schleichen, sich stehlen; (= lurk) → sich herumdrücken

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

skulk

[skʌlk] vi (also skulk about) → aggirarsi furtivamente
to skulk into/out of → entrare/uscire furtivamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

skulk

(skalk) verb

to wait about or keep oneself hidden (often for a bad purpose). Someone was skulking in the bushes. wegkruip, versteek, skuil يَتَوارى عن الأنْظار спотайвам се esconder-se skrývat se lauern luske rundt ενεδρεύωesconderse varitsema قايم شدن väijyä rôder furtivement לְהִסתַתֵר छिपकना, कोने में डुबके रहना vrebati u zasjedi, kukavno se kriti ólálkodik bersembunyi leynast, læðupokast appostarsi, nascondersi こそこそ隠れる (나쁜 목적으로) 잠행하다 tūnoti, lindėti slēpties; uzglūnēt; zagties bersembunyi zich schuil houden luske, snike seg czaić się غـلى غـلى ګرځيدل، پټ پټ تلل، پټيدل esconder-se a se furişa, a se as­cunde прятаться, скрываться skrývať sa skrivati se kriti se hålla sig undan, gömma sig หลบ pusuda beklemek; gizlenmek 躲藏，潛伏 крастися, підкрадатися دبکنا، چھپتے پھرنا lẩn tránh, trốn việc 偷偷隐躲，潜伏

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