mess about vs lurk

mess about and lurk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mess about	No	No	Yes	No
lurk	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mess about and lurk are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of mess about include footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, mill about, mill around, tarry.

mess about (verb)	lurk (verb)
be about a place without any apparent purpose	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