Lurk (lûrk), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Lurked (lûrkt); 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.