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1 lie in ambush
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n. leugen--------n. ligging, plaats; leugen--------v. liegen, een leugen vertellen; oplichten; voor de gek houden--------v. liggen; rusten; zich thuisvoelen; zijnlie1[ laj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 leugen♦voorbeelden:tell a lie • liegen2 〈 Brits-Engels〉 the lie of the land • de natuurlijke ligging van het gebied/stuk grond; 〈 figuurlijk〉 de stand van zakengive the lie to • weerleggen→ white white/————————lie2I 〈onovergankelijk werkwoord; lied, lying〉♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:lie oneself out of something • zich ergens uit liegen————————lie31 (plat/uitgestrekt/vlak) liggen ⇒ rusten♦voorbeelden:1 lie ill • ziek in/te bed liggenlie asleep • liggen te slapen〈voornamelijk Brits-Engels; slang〉 lie doggo • zich schuil/koest/gedeisd houden2 here lies … • hier ligt/rust …lie at the mercy of • overgeleverd zijn aanlie in ruins/in the dust • in puin liggenlie dormant • sluimerenlie fallow • braak liggenlie heavy • zwaar op de maag liggen; (zwaar) op het geweten drukken, dwars zittenlie at anchor/its moorings • voor anker liggen, vastliggenmy sympathy lies with … • mijn medeleven/sympathie gaat uit naar … -
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n. hinderlaag--------v. hinderlaag zettenambush1[ æmboesj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:lie/wait in ambush • in een hinderlaag liggenfall into an ambush • in een hinderlaag vallen————————ambush2〈 werkwoord〉
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lie in ambush — index lurk, prowl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Lie — Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ambush — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Means of concealment. < N PARAG:Ambush >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hiding place hiding place Sgm: N 1 secret place secret place secret drawer Sgm: N 1 recess recess hold holes and corners Sgm: N 1 closet closet … English dictionary for students
lie in wait — verb wait in hiding to attack (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ambush, ↑scupper, ↑bushwhack, ↑waylay, ↑lurk, ↑ambuscade • Derivationally related forms: ↑ambuscade … Useful english dictionary
ambush — n. 1) to lay, set an ambush for 2) to draw smb. into an ambush 3) to lie in ambush (for) 4) to run into an ambush 5) from ambush (to attack from ambush) * * * [ æmbʊʃ] set an ambush for to draw smb. into an ambush to lay to run into an ambush to… … Combinatory dictionary
ambush — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly ▪ enemy VERB + AMBUSH ▪ lay, prepare, set up ▪ The soldiers set up an … Collocations dictionary
ambush — I UK [ˈæmbʊʃ] / US [ˈæmˌbʊʃ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms ambush : singular ambush plural ambushes an attack from a hidden position The two men were shot and wounded in an ambush. a high risk of ambush lie in ambush: The police lay in… … English dictionary
ambush — am|bush1 [ æm,buʃ ] noun count or uncount an attack from a hidden position: The two men were shot and wounded in an ambush. a high risk of ambush lie in ambush: The police lay in ambush outside the apartment building. ambush am|bush 2 [ æm,buʃ ]… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lie — lie1 /luy/, n., v., lied, lying. n. 1. a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. 2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture: His flashy car was a lie that deceived … Universalium
ambush — am•bush [[t]ˈæm bʊʃ[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road[/ex] 2) an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position 3) the concealed… … From formal English to slang
lie — I. /laɪ / (say luy) noun 1. a false statement made with intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. 2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression. 3. the charge or accusation of lying; a flat contradiction. –verb (lied …