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Words related to lurk

Related / Similar Words: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, ambuscade, lie in wait, loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, mill about, mill around, skulk

Definition:

wait in hiding to attack;

be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?";

lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner;

Hyponyms: prowl, lurch

Derivational Morphology: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap, lurker, skulker, lurcher, bushwhacker, ambusher, loiterer, lingerer, dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, mope, lounger

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