lurk

Meanings

Verb

• To remain concealed in order to ambush.
• To remain unobserved.
• To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
• To read an Internet forum without posting comments or making one's presence apparent.
• To saddle (a person) with an undesirable task or duty.

Noun

• The act of lurking.
• A swindle.

Origin

• From Middle English lurken, from Old Norse lurka ("to sneak away, go slowly").