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Definition of: lurk
(lûrk) v.i.
1. To lie hidden, as in ambush.
2. To exist unnoticed or unsuspected.
3. To move secretly or furtively; slink.
—noun Austral. Slang A dodge: scheme; racket. [Origin uncertain. Cf. Norw. lurka sneak off.]
—lurk′er n.
—lurk′ing·ly adverb
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