ambush

Definition of Ambush in English :

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Noun

1. ambuscade, ambush, lying in wait, trap

the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

Verb

2. ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay

wait in hiding to attack

3. ambush, still-hunt

hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

still-hunt

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ambush

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noun

1.

the act of waiting in a concealed position in order to launch a surprise attack

2.

a surprise attack from such a position

3.

the concealed position from which such an attack is launched

4.

the person or persons waiting to launch such an attack

verb

5.

to lie in wait (for)

6. (transitive)

to attack suddenly from a concealed position

Ambush

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noun

1.

a deployment of persons in hiding to make a surprise attack

2.

a.

the persons in hiding

b.

their place of hiding

3.

the act of so lying in wait to attack

4.

a surprise attack made by persons waiting in ambush

verb transitive, verb intransitive

5.

to hide in ambush

6.

to attack from ambush

Ambush

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n.

1. A sudden attack made from a concealed position.

2.

a. Those hiding in order to attack by surprise: The captain stationed an ambush near the harbor.

b. The hiding place used for such an attack: "Uncle Harm had hunted the way Trapper did—on foot, stalking and laying traps, shooting from ambush" (Rick Bass).

tr.v. am·bushed, am·bush·ing, am·bush·es

To attack from a concealed position.

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