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[ verb ] lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
Synonyms Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)If there is a moral lurking among the shenanigans , it is hard to find . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)Somewhere , beyond , where shadows lurked , must be the yawning pit of which Papa preached and the dreadful Lake_of_Fire . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)He had had the need to understand what life lurked behind the mask of flesh , behind the oath , the banter , the sadness . |
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[ verb ] be about
Examples "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square" "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" Used in print (R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)Just as Holmes the eccentric stands behind Holmes the detective , so Holmes the potential criminal lurks behind both . |
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