lurk
verb (lurks, lurked, lurking)
Everyday
To lurk is to stay hidden, waiting quietly, often to attack or spy. tree →
In the lessons
in tales wolves or villains lurk near the flock or the road
Examples
- A fox lurked in the bushes. tree →
- Something was lurking behind the door. tree →
- Danger may lurk in dark woods. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
In Proverbs and Psalms, wicked people lurk to ambush the innocent, and an enemy is like a young lion lurking in secret places.
Interpretation. Tradition reads these verses as warnings that those who plot evil against others bring ruin on themselves.
Examples
- And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives. (Writings PRO.1.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places. (Writings PSA.17.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- If they say: 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk for the innocent without cause; (Writings PRO.1.11, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «lurk» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «lurk» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «lurk» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «lurk» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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