English Dictionary

lurk

/lɜːk/

noun

The act of lurking. / (obsolete) A swindle.

He was always on the lookout, ready to pounce on any opportunity that lurked in the shadows.

意味（1）

The act of lurking.

At two p.m. a man had called on him, and had produced one of his advertisements, and had asked him if that was all square—no bobbies on the lurk.

意味（2）

(obsolete) A swindle.