[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lurk \lurk\ l^urk, v. i. imp.  p. p. lurked l^urkt;
   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.
      1913 webster

            like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

            let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. --prov.
                                                  i. 11.
      1913 webster

   2. to keep out of sight.
      1913 webster

            the defendant lurks and wanders about in berks.
                                                  --blackstone.
      1913 webster
see also:
lurked lurking lower lurch 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lurk
     v 1: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive
          manner syn: skulk
     2: be about; "the high school students like to loiter in the
        central square"; "who is this man that is hanging around
        the department?" syn: loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag,
         loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry,
         linger, mill about, mill around
     3: wait in hiding to attack syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack,
         waylay, ambuscade, lie in wait
see also:
skulk loiter lounge footle lollygag loaf 
lallygag hang around mess about tarry linger 
mill about mill around ambush scupper bushwhack 
waylay ambuscade lie in wait 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

29 moby thesaurus words for "lurk":
   be latent, couch, creep, escape notice, gumshoe, hibernate, hide,
   lay wait, lie beneath, lie dormant, lie hid, lie in wait, lie low,
   make no sign, nightwalk, prowl, pussyfoot, shadow, skulk, slide,
   slink, slip, smolder, snake, sneak, stalk, steal, tiptoe,
   underlie

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

lurk
     
        lurking
     
     
see also:
lurking 

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