skulk

Meanings

1. A group of foxes.
2. A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans).
3. The act of skulking.
4. The act of moving in a stealthy or furtive way.
5. A stealthy or furtive gait or way of moving.
6. The act of avoiding an obligation or responsibility.
7. One who avoids an obligation or responsibility.

1. To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).
2. To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
3. To avoid an obligation or responsibility.

Etymology

From Middle English sculke, skulke, skulken, of North Germanic origin; compare Danish skulke (“shirk”), Swedish skolka (“play truant”).