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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lurk  \Lurk\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Lurked};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Lurking}.]  [OE.  lurken,  lorken,  prob.  a  dim.  from  the  source 
  of  E.  lower  to  frown.  See  {Lower},  and  cf  {Lurch},  a  sudden 
  roll,  {Lurch}  to  lurk.] 
  1.  To  lie  hid;  to  lie  in  wait. 
 
  Like  wild  beasts,  lurking  in  loathsome  den. 
  --Spenser. 
 
  Let  us  .  .  .  lurk  privily  for  the  innocent.  --Prov. 
  i.  11. 
 
  2.  To  keep  out  of  sight. 
 
  The  defendant  lurks  and  wanders  about  in  Berks. 
  --Blackstone. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  lurking 
  adj  1:  concealed  and  unsuspected;  "lurking  dangers";  "search  for 
  lurking  ambiguities" 
  2:  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"  [syn:  {furtive},  {skulking},  {sneak(a)},  {sneaky}, 
  {stealthy},  {surreptitious}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  lurking 
 
    The  activity  of  one  of  the  "silent 
  majority"  in  a  electronic  forum  such  as  {Usenet};  posting 
  occasionally  or  not  at  all  but  reading  the  group's  postings 
  regularly.  This  term  is  not  pejorative  and  indeed  is  casually 
  used  reflexively:  "Oh,  I'm  just  lurking".  Often  used  in  "the 
  lurkers",  the  hypothetical  audience  for  the  group's 
  {flamage}-emitting  regulars. 
 
  Lurking  and  reading  the  {FAQ}  are  recommended  {netiquette}  for 
  beginners  who  need  to  learn  the  history  and  practises  of  the 
  group  before  posting. 
 
  (1997-06-14)




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