AMBUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ambush mean? 

• AMBUSH (noun)
  The noun AMBUSH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: AMBUSH used as a noun is very rare.

• AMBUSH (verb)
  The verb AMBUSH has 2 senses:

1. wait in hiding to attack
2. hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

  Familiarity information: AMBUSH used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMBUSH (noun)

Meaning:

The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ambuscade; ambush; lying in wait; trap

Hypernyms ("ambush" is a kind of...):

coup de main; surprise attack (an attack without warning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ambush"):

dry-gulching (the act of killing from ambush)

• AMBUSH (verb)

Meaning:

Wait in hiding to attack

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

waylay; scupper; lie in wait; bushwhack; ambush; ambuscade; lurk

Hypernyms (to "ambush" is one way to...):

wait (stay in one place and anticipate or expect something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Meaning:

Hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

still-hunt; ambush

Hypernyms (to "ambush" is one way to...):

hunt; hunt down; run; track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something