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wait in ambush for

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  • ambush — vb *surprise, waylay Analogous words: *attack, assault, assail: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, capture, *catch ambush n Ambush, ambuscade mean a device to entrap an enemy by lying in wait under cover for an opportune moment to make a surprise… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • wait — /wayt/, v.i. 1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive. 2. (of things) to be available or in readiness: A letter is waiting for you. 3. to …   Universalium

  • wait — /weɪt / (say wayt) verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by for, till, or until) to stay or rest in expectation; remain in a state of quiescence or inaction, as until something expected happens: waiting for him to go. 2. (of things) to be in readiness …  

  • ambush — 01. Four American soldiers were injured in Iraq today when their truck was [ambushed] by rebel forces. 02. Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata was [ambushed] and killed by government troops in April of 1919. 03. The children [ambushed]… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • ambush — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly ▪ enemy VERB + AMBUSH ▪ lay, prepare, set up ▪ The soldiers set up an …   Collocations dictionary

  • ambush — am|bush [ˈæmbuʃ] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: embuschier, from en in + busche wood ] a sudden attack on someone by people who have been hiding and waiting for them, or the place where this happens ▪ The soldiers were killed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ambush — 1. noun the soldiers were killed in an ambush Syn: surprise attack, trap; archaic ambuscade 2. verb twenty youths ambushed the patrol car Syn: attack by surprise, surprise, pounce on, fall upon, lay a trap for, set an ambush for, lie in wait for …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Ambush — For other uses, see Ambush (disambiguation). An ambush is a long established military tactic, in which the aggressors (the ambushing force) take advantage of concealment and the element of surprise to attack an unsuspecting enemy from concealed… …   Wikipedia

  • 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wait — [wāt] vi. [ME waiten < NormFr waitier < Frank * wahten, to guard, akin to OHG wahta, a guard, watch: for IE base see WAKE1] 1. to stay in a place or remain in readiness or in anticipation (until something expected happens or for someone to… …   English World dictionary

  • ambush — [n] lying in wait; concealed position ambuscade, ambushment, camouflage, concealment, deception, hiding, hiding place, lurking, pitfall, shelter, trap, trick*, waiting, waylaying; concepts 86,188 ambush [v] lie in wait; attack ambuscade, assail,… …   New thesaurus

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