| VERB | stative | lurk, skulk | lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner |
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| stative | lurk, loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, mill about, mill around | be about | |
| competition | lurk, ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, ambuscade, lie in wait | wait in hiding to attack |
| Sounds | ler'k | |
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| Rhymes | artwork ... work: 53 rhymes with erk... | |
| Meaning | lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | skulk | |
| Broader | hide, conceal | prevent from being seen or discovered |
| Spanish | acechar, esconderse | |
| Catalan | amagar-se, estar amagat | |
| Nouns | lurker | someone waiting in concealment |
| Meaning | Be about. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, mill about, mill around | |
| Narrower | prowl, lurch | loiter about, with no apparent aim |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | acechar, dar vueltas, demorarse, entretenerse, holgazanear, merodear, perder el tiempo, permanecer, pulular, quedarse, vagar | |
| Catalan | demorar-se, dropejar, entretenir-se, gandulejar, pul·lular, voltar | |
| Meaning | wait in hiding to attack. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, ambuscade, lie in wait | |
| Broader | wait | Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something |
| Spanish | emboscar, esconderse | |
| Catalan | amagar-se, estar amagat | |
| Nouns | lurker | someone waiting in concealment |
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