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.