lie in wait vs lurk

lie in wait and lurk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lie in wait	No	No	Yes	No
lurk	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lie in wait and lurk are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of lie in wait include ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, scupper, waylay.

lie in wait (verb)	lurk (verb)
wait in hiding to attack	wait in hiding to attack
	to monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence pubilc
	be about a place without any apparent purpose
	lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner