What is the meaning of lurk?

Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner.
- synonyms: skulk
Be about.
- usage: "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department"
- synonyms: loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, mill about, mill around
Wait in hiding to attack.
- synonyms: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, ambuscade, lie in wait

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