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lurking |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lurk 1 of 3 senses of lurk Sense 2 loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around mess about tarry, linger, lurk, mill about mill around => prowl, lurch Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lurk 1 of 3 senses of lurk Sense 2 loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around mess about tarry, linger, lurk, mill about mill around => prowl, lurch Entailment of verb lurk Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb lurk 3 senses of lurk Sense 1 lurk, skulk => hide, conceal Sense 2 loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around mess about tarry, linger, lurk, mill about mill around => be Sense 3 ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait => wait Familiarity of verb lurk lurk used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lurk Sense 1 lurk, skulk => hide, conceal -------------- Sense 2 loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around mess about tarry, linger, lurk, mill about mill around => be -------------- Sense 3 ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait => wait -------------- Grep of noun lurking lurking place Overview of verb lurk The verb lurk has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) lurk, skulk -- (lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner) 2. (1) loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around mess about tarry, linger, lurk, mill about mill around -- (be about "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?") 3. ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait -- (wait in hiding to attack) Overview of adj lurking The adj lurking has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lurking -- (concealed and unsuspected; "lurking dangers"; "search for lurking ambiguities") 2. furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious -- (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows") Antonyms of adj lurking 2 senses of lurking Sense 1 lurking INDIRECT (VIA concealed) -> unconcealed Sense 2 furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak(postnominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious INDIRECT (VIA concealed) -> unconcealed Similarity of adj lurking 2 senses of lurking Sense 1 lurking => concealed (vs. unconcealed) Sense 2 furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak(postnominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious => concealed (vs. unconcealed) Attributes of adj lurking Familiarity of adj lurking lurking used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj lurking lurking Overview of verb lurk The verb lurk has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) lurk, skulk -- (lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner) 2. (1) loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around mess about tarry, linger, lurk, mill about mill around -- (be about "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?") 3. ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait -- (wait in hiding to attack) Overview of adj lurking The adj lurking has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lurking -- (concealed and unsuspected; "lurking dangers"; "search for lurking ambiguities") 2. furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious -- (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows")
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