lurk
part of speech
verb (lurks, lurked, lurking)
meaning for a pupil
To lurk is to stay hidden, waiting quietly, often to attack or spy. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary lessons: in tales wolves or villains lurk near the flock or the road
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 →
- 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 the corpora
- He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.
- And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «lurk» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.