ambush
/ˈæm.bʊʃ/noun, verb2 syllables
Ambush means: wait in hiding to attack.
Synonyms for ambush10
noun, as in the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
verb, as in wait in hiding to attack
scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait
verb, as in hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
still-hunt
What does ambush mean?3
verb
1
wait in hiding to attack
2
hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
noun
1
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Ambush in a sentence
- He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.unknown
- He met with a tragic death in an ambush.hrin
- The squadron encountered an ambush and scrambled for coverage.papabear
- The police arranged an ambush to catch the mugger.Amastan
- The mayor was killed in an ambush during the height of the insurgency.Jesse
- This is the perfect place for an ambush.mailohilohi
- Ziri was too busy worrying about some cartel ambush.Amastan
- They tricked the enemy so he'd fall into their ambush.DJ_Saidez
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Forms of ambush
as a noun
- plural
- ambushes
as a verb
- past tense
- ambushed
- present participle
- ambushing
- third-person singular
- ambushes
- past participle
- ambushed