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Lurk vs. Hide — What's the Difference?

Lurk vs. Hide — What's the Difference?

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Lurk

To wait out of view
Thieves lurking in the shadows.

Hide

To put or keep out of sight or away from notice
Hid the money in a sock.

Lurk

To move furtively; sneak
Heard him lurking along the corridor.

Hide

To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal
Tried to hide the facts.

Lurk

To exist unobserved or unsuspected
Danger lurking around every bend.
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Hide

To cut off from sight; cover up
Clouds hid the stars.

Lurk

To read but not contribute to the discussion in a newsgroup, chatroom, or other online forum.

Hide

To avert (one's gaze), especially in shame or grief.

Lurk

To remain concealed in order to ambush.

Hide

To keep oneself out of sight or notice.

Lurk

To remain unobserved.

Hide

To seek refuge or respite
"no place to hide from boredom or anger or loneliness" (Matt Teague).

Lurk

To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.

Hide

To beat severely; flog.

Lurk

(Internet slang) To read an Internet forum without posting comments or making one's presence apparent.

Hide

The skin of an animal, especially the thick tough skin or pelt of a large animal.

Lurk

To saddle (a person) with an undesirable task or duty.

Hide

An old English measure of land, usually the amount held adequate for one free family and its dependents.

Lurk

The act of lurking.

Hide

(transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
He hides his magazines under the bed.
The politicians were accused of keeping information hidden from the public.

Lurk

(obsolete) A swindle.

Hide

(intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.

Lurk

To lie hidden; to lie in wait.
Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den.
Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent.

Hide

To beat with a whip made from hide.

Lurk

To keep out of sight.
The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks.

Hide

(countable) The skin of an animal.

Lurk

Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

Hide

The human skin.

Lurk

Be about;
The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
Who is this man that is hanging around the department?

Hide

One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.
To save his own hide
Better watch his hide

Lurk

Wait in hiding to attack

Hide

(countable) mainly British A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.

Hide

A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.

Hide

(countable) A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.

Hide

(historical) A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.

Hide

To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.
A city that is set on an hill can not be hid.
If circumstances lead me, I will findWhere truth is hid.

Hide

To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.
Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate.

Hide

To remove from danger; to shelter.
In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion.

Hide

To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.
Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide.

Hide

To flog; to whip.

Hide

An abode or dwelling.

Hide

The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; - generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.

Hide

The human skin; - so called in contempt.
O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide!

Hide

The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

Hide

Body covering of a living animal

Hide

Prevent from being seen or discovered;
Muslim women hide their faces
Hide the money

Hide

Be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety;
Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding
She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana

Hide

Cover as if with a shroud;
The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery

Hide

Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing;
A hidden message
A veiled threat

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