lurk
1. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner (Freq. 8)
• Syn:
skulk
• Derivationally related forms:
skulker (for: skulk), lurker
• Hypernyms:
hide, conceal
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
2. be about (Freq. 1)
- 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,
loaf, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger,
mill about, mill around
• Derivationally related forms:
lingerer (for: linger), lounger (for: lounge), loiterer (for: loiter)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
prowl, lurch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. wait in hiding to attack
• Syn:
ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, ambuscade, lie in wait
• Derivationally related forms:
ambuscade (for: ambuscade), lurker, bushwhacker (for: bushwhack), ambush (for: ambush), ambusher (for: ambush)
• Hypernyms:
wait
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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