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lurk

/ lurk /

verb

verb Sense 1

lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

Type of:

hide conceal

Derived:

lurker skulker lurcher

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 2

wait in hiding to attack

Type of:

wait

Derived:

ambush ambuscade lying in wait trap lurker

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 3

be about

"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"

"Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

Type of:

Kinds of:

prowl lurch

Derived:

loiterer lingerer dallier dillydallier dilly-dallier

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

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