Associations to the word «Lurk»

Wiktionary

LURK, verb. To remain concealed in order to ambush.
LURK, verb. To remain unobserved.
LURK, verb. To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
LURK, verb. (Internet) To view an internet forum without posting comments.
LURK, noun. The act of lurking.

Dictionary definition

LURK, verb. Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner.
LURK, verb. Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?".
LURK, verb. Wait in hiding to attack.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope