skulk : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: skulk	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for skulk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
skulk v lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner Synonym(s): lurk, skulk avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill Synonym(s): malinger, skulk move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skulk \Skulk\, Skulker \Skulk"er\, n. One who, or that which, skulks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skulk \Skulk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skulked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skulking}.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skulke to spare or save one's self, to play the truant, Sw. skolka to be at leisure, to shirk, Icel. skolla. Cf. {Scowl}.] To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk. [bd]Want skulks in holes and crevices.[b8] --W. C. Bryant. Discovered and defeated of your prey, You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skulk \Skulk\, n. [Cf. Icel. skollr, skolli, a fox, and E. skulk, v.i.] A number of foxes together. --Wright.