skulk

skulk
Synonyms and related words:
army, bunch, clock watcher, colony, couch, cower, creep, cringe, crouch, dodge, dog it, drift, drive, drove, duck, duck duty, eye-servant, flock, gam, gang, get out of, goldbrick, goldbricker, goof off, gumshoe, herd, host, kennel, lay wait, lie in wait, litter, lurk, malinger, malingerer, nightwalk, not pull fair, old soldier, pack, pod, pride, prowl, pussyfoot, quail, school, shadow, shirk, shirker, shoal, skulker, slack, slacker, slide out of, slink, slip, slip out of, sloth, snake, sneak, sneak out of, soldier, stalk, steal, tax dodger, tiptoe, trip, troop, truant, welsh, welsher

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • skulk´er — skulk «skuhlk», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to keep out of sight to avoid danger, work, or duty; hide for a bad purpose; lurk in a cowardly way; sneak: »On Saturdays several boys could be seen skulking about behind the garage avoiding their chores.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Skulk — Skulk, n. [Cf. Icel. skollr, skolli, a fox, and E. skulk, v.i.] A number of foxes together. Wright. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Skulk — Skulk, Skulker Skulk er, n. One who, or that which, skulks. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • skulk — [skulk] vi. [ME sculken, prob. < LowG schulken, to play truant, or Dan skulke, to skulk] 1. to move or lurk about in a stealthy, craven, or sinister manner; slink 2. Chiefly Brit. to avoid work or responsibility; shirk; malinger n. 1. a person …   English World dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • skulk — [skʌlk] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] to hide or move about secretly, trying not to be noticed, especially when you are intending to do something bad = ↑lurk skulk about/around/in etc ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • skulk — skulk·er; skulk; …   English syllables

  • skulk — index lurk, prowl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • skulk — [ skʌlk ] verb intransitive to move around or wait somewhere in a secret way, especially because you are going to do something bad: Why is he skulking around in the bushes? …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • skulk — early 13c., from a Scandinavian source, Cf. Norw. skulke to shirk, malinger, Dan. skulke to spare oneself, shirk. Common in M.E. but lacking in 15c. 16c. records; possibly reborrowed 17c …   Etymology dictionary

  • skulk — *lurk, couch, slink, sneak Analogous words: secrete, *hide, conceal Contrasted words: emerge, *appear, loom …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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