LURK

(verb) wait in hiding to attack
synonyms : ambuscade , ambush , bushwhack , lie in wait , scupper , waylay
The soldier ambushed his enemies from behind. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) be about
"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square", "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
synonyms : footle , hang around , lallygag , linger , loaf , loiter , lollygag , lounge , mess about , mill about , mill around , tarry
(verb) lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
synonyms : skulk

Mnemonics for lurk

(Tag: ) lurk.... when pronounced rhymes like LOOK...so you must look to see if someone is waiting to attack you.?..you should look carefully at your surroundings....(basically it is taken from German lūren which means to lie in wait)
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(Tag: ) luka hua hai , attack karne ke liye
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(Tag: ) lurk=clerck....clerks in police station often lurk near the office of senior inspectors so that they can over hear some important newz and then leak them outside to the press and gain money.........:)
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(Tag: ) Lurk, skulk, sneak, prowl suggest avoiding observation, often because of a sinister purpose. To lurk is to lie in wait for someone or to hide about a place, often without motion, for periods of time..
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(Tag: ) lurk sounds like bark..........so the dogs bark only at those moving stealthily(which thieves do)
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(Tag: hope it helps) behave like "sherelock holmes" or "james bond" :)
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