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skulk
(encz) | skulk,skrývat se v: Zdeněk Brož |
Skulk
(gcide) | Skulk \Skulk\, n. [Cf. Icel. skollr, skolli, a fox, and E.
skulk, v.i.]
A number of foxes together. --Wright.
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Skulk
(gcide) | Skulk \Skulk\, Skulker \Skulk"er\, n.
One who, or that which, skulks.
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Skulk
(gcide) | 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. "Want skulks in
holes and crevices." --W. C. Bryant.
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Discovered and defeated of your prey,
You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.
--Dryden.
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skulk
(wn) | skulk
v 1: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and
secretive manner [syn: lurk, skulk]
2: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be
ill [syn: malinger, skulk]
3: move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street
all day" |
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skulker
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skulking
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Skulk
(gcide) | Skulk \Skulk\, n. [Cf. Icel. skollr, skolli, a fox, and E.
skulk, v.i.]
A number of foxes together. --Wright.
[1913 Webster] SkulkSkulk \Skulk\, Skulker \Skulk"er\, n.
One who, or that which, skulks.
[1913 Webster]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. "Want skulks in
holes and crevices." --W. C. Bryant.
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Discovered and defeated of your prey,
You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.
--Dryden.
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Skulked
(gcide) | 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. "Want skulks in
holes and crevices." --W. C. Bryant.
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Discovered and defeated of your prey,
You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.
--Dryden.
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Skulker
(gcide) | Skulk \Skulk\, Skulker \Skulk"er\, n.
One who, or that which, skulks.
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Skulking
(gcide) | 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. "Want skulks in
holes and crevices." --W. C. Bryant.
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Discovered and defeated of your prey,
You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.
--Dryden.
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Skulkingly
(gcide) | Skulkingly \Skulk"ing*ly\, adv.
In a skulking manner.
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skulker
(wn) | skulker
n 1: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or
incapacity [syn: malingerer, skulker, shammer]
2: someone waiting in concealment [syn: lurker, skulker,
lurcher] |
skulking
(wn) | skulking
n 1: evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated;
"they developed a test to detect malingering" [syn:
malingering, skulking] |
skulker
(foldoc) | prowler
skulker
(Unix) A daemon that is run periodically (typically once a
week) to seek out and erase core files, truncate
administrative logfiles, nuke "lost+found" directories, and
otherwise clean up the cruft that tends to pile up in the
corners of a file system.
See also GFR, reaper, skulker.
(1995-02-14)
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skulker
(jargon) | skulker
n.
Syn. prowler.
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