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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lurk \Lurk\ (l[^u]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lurked} (l[^u]rkt);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Lurking}.] [OE. lurken, lorken, prob. a dim.
from the source of E. lower to frown. See {Lower}, and cf.
{Lurch}, a sudden roll, {Lurch} to lurk.]
1. To lie hidden; to lie in wait.
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Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den.
--Spenser.
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Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. --Prov.
i. 11.
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2. To keep out of sight.
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The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks.
--Blackstone.
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