lurk
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.
Verb
- To remain [[conceal]]ed in order to [[ambush]].
- To remain [[unobserved]].
- To [[hang out]] or [[wait]] around a [[location]], preferably without drawing [[attention]] to [[oneself]].
- {{lb|en|Internet slang}} To [[read]] an [[Internet]] [[forum]] without [[post]]ing [[comments]] or making one's presence apparent.
- {{lb|en|UK|naval|_|slang|transitive}} To [[saddle]] (a person) with an [[undesirable]] [[task]] or [[duty]].
Noun
- The [[act#Noun|act]] of [[lurk#Verb|lurking]].
- {{lb|en|UK|AU|slang|obsolete}} A [[swindle#Noun|swindle]].
Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.