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Dictionary: dictd_www.dict.org_gcide
Definition: Ambush

Ambush \Am"bush\, v. i.
To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to
lurk.
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Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey.
--Trumbull.
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Ambush \Am"bush\ ([a^]m"b[oo^]sh), n. [F. emb[^u]che, fr. the
verb. See Ambush, v. t.]
1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an
enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen
peril; a device to entrap; a snare.
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Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege
Or ambush from the deep. --Milton.
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2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait
to attack by surprise.
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Bold in close ambush, base in open field. --Dryden.
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3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by
surprise; liers in wait. [Obs.]
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The ambush arose quickly out of their place. --Josh.
viii. 19.
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To lay an ambush, to post a force in ambush.
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Ambush \Am"bush\ ([a^]m"b[oo^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Ambushed ([a^]m"b[oo^]shd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambushing.]
[OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F.
emb[^u]cher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in + LL. boscus,
buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See Ambuscade,
Bush.]
1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
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By ambushed men behind their temple laid,
We have the king of Mexico betrayed. --Dryden.
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2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.
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Dictionary: quick_english-indonesian
Definition: ambush

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Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: ambush

ambush
n : the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack
by surprise [syn: ambuscade, lying in wait, trap]
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}]