Lurk: alternatives and connections

To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.

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To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

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One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.

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To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book.

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To watch; to observe; to take notice.

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To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

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To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.

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One who, or that which, skulks.

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One who, or that which, skulks.

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A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like p…

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A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.

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To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.

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Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake.

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To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.

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To spend time aimlessly or lazily

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To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

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An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole.

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To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk.

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Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

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To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush.

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