Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - lurk
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(lurks, lurking, lurked) 1. If someone lurks somewhere, they wait there secretly so that they cannot be seen, usually because they intend to do something bad. He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address. VERB: V 2. If something such as a danger, doubt, or fear lurks somewhere, it exists but is not obvious or easily recognized. Hidden dangers lurk in every family saloon car... Around every corner lurked doubt and uncertainty. VERB: V, V ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle High German luren to lie in wait — more at lower Date: 14th century 1. a. to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose b. to move furtively or inconspicuously c. to persist in staying 2. a. to be concealed but capable of being discovered; specifically to constitute a latent threat b. to lie hidden 3. to read messages on an Internet discussion forum (as a newsgroup or chat room) without contributing • ~er noun Synonyms: ~, skulk, slink, sneak mean to behave so as to escape attention. ~ implies a lying in wait in a place of concealment and often suggests an evil intent suspicious men ~ing in alleyways. skulk suggests more strongly cowardice or fear or sinister intent something skulking in the shadows. slink implies moving stealthily often merely to escape attention slunk around the corner. sneak may add an implication of entering or leaving a place or evading a difficulty by furtive or underhanded methods sneaked out early. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.intr. 1 linger furtively or unobtrusively. 2 a lie in ambush. b (usu. foll. by in, under, about, etc.) hide, esp. for sinister purposes. 3 (as lurking adj.) latent, semi-conscious (a lurking suspicion). --n. Austral. sl. a dodge, racket, or scheme; a method of profitable business. Derivatives lurker n. Etymology: ME perh. f. LOUR with frequent. -k as in TALK ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. слежка on the lurk —- подглядывая, тайно высматривая, подстерегая 2. разг. трюк; обман 3. скрываться, прятаться притаиться; скрываться в засаде there is smb. lurking in the shadows —- там кто- то прячется в тени 4. таиться; оставаться some suspicion still lurked in his mind —- какие-то смутные подозрения все еще не покидали его strange beauty lurked in the autumn woodland —- странная красота таилась в осеннем лесе 5. редк. красться (также lurk along, lurk out) 6. тайно угрожать (чему-л., кому-л.) dangers are lurking around every bend —- опасности подстерегают за каждым поворотом ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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around шататься, болтаться; There are two men lurking about (my gate), making me nervous. LURK about шататься, болтаться; There are two men lurking about (my gate), making me nervous. LURK 1. v. 1) скрываться в засаде; прятаться; fig. оставаться незамеченным; таиться; - lurk about - lurk around 2) rare красться Syn: creep, prowl, skulk, slink, sneak, steal 2. noun 1) on the lurk - тайно высматривая, подстерегая 2) coll. обман ...Англо-русский словарь
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- M.E. lurken "to hide, lie hidden," probably from Scand. (cf. dial. Norw. and Sw. lurka "move slowly, creep forward") ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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