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What (who) is lurk - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Lurk (disambiguation); Lurker (disambiguation)
lurk
(lurks, lurking, lurked)
1.
If someone lurks somewhere, they wait there secretly so that they cannot be seen, usually because they intend to do something bad.
He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address.
VERB: V
2.
If something such as a danger, doubt, or fear lurks somewhere, it exists but is not obvious or easily recognized.
Hidden dangers lurk in every family saloon car...
Around every corner lurked doubt and uncertainty.
VERB: V, V
lurk
v. (P; intr.) to lurk in the shadows
Lurk
·vi To keep out of sight.
II. Lurk ·vi To lie hid; to lie in wait.
Wikipedia
Lurk
Lurk, lurker, or lurking may refer to:
- Lurker, a person who often reads discussions on internet networks but seldom contributes to them.
- Lurk, a single long pole held with both hands, used in telemark skiing
- Lurking variable, or a confounding variable, in statistics
- Lorelei, nicknamed "Lurking Rock", a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine River near St. Goarshausen, Germany
Examples of use of lurk
1. Perils, nevertheless, lurk in this national surge in virtual poker.
2. Genuine antiques lurk in the shops behind the outdoor stalls.
3. What clues lurk beneath the image of the Madonna?
4. But among the averages and epicentres lurk the refuseniks...
5. There, other dangers lurk÷ sea lions, leopard seals, and orcas.