LURK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lurk mean?
• LURK (verb)
The verb LURK has 3 senses:
1. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
2. be about
3. wait in hiding to attack
Familiarity information: LURK used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• LURK (verb)
Meaning:
Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
lurk; skulk
Hypernyms (to "lurk" is one way to...):
conceal; hide (prevent from being seen or discovered)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Be about
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
mill about; lollygag; loiter; mill around; tarry; lallygag; hang around; footle; mess about; lurk; lounge; loaf; linger
Context examples:
The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square / Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
Hypernyms (to "lurk" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lurk"):
lurch; prowl (loiter about, with no apparent aim)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Wait in hiding to attack
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
ambuscade; waylay; scupper; lie in wait; bushwhack; ambush; lurk
Hypernyms (to "lurk" is one way to...):
wait (stay in one place and anticipate or expect something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
