LURK, verb intransitive 1. To lie hid; to lie in wait. Let us lay wait for blood; let us lurk privily for the innocent. Proverbs 1:11. 2. To lie concealed or unperceived. See that no selfish motive lurks in the heart. See the lurking gold upon the fatal tree. 3. To retire from public observation; to keep out of sight. The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks.
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