ambush (n.)

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

    [ Syn: ambuscade , lying in wait , trap ]

    ambush (v.)

  1. wait in hiding to attack

    [ Syn: scupper , bushwhack , waylay , lurk , ambuscade , lie in wait ]

  2. hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

    [ Syn: still-hunt ]

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