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n. The act of lying in wait to attack by surprise.

n. A sudden attack made from a concealed position.

n. Those hiding in order to attack by surprise.

n. The hiding place used for this.

n. A hidden peril or trap.

v. To attack from a concealed position.

n. The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.

n. An attack launched from a concealed position.

v. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.

v. To attack by ambush; to waylay.

n. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.

n. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise.

n. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait.

v. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.

v. To attack by ambush; to waylay.

verb-intransitive. To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.

To post or place in concealment for the purpose of attacking by surprise.

To ambuscade; waylay; attack unexpectedly and from a hidden position.

To lie in wait for the purpose of attacking by surprise.

n. The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of attacking by surprise; a lying in wait; the act of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position.

n. A secret or concealed station where troops lie in wait to attack unawares.

n. The troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise.

v. wait in hiding to attack

v. hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

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

"The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which counts three million members, said it filed a lawsuit Tuesday night to challenge what it called the "ambush election rule.""

ambushed    ambushes    ambushing   

wait    track down    hunt    run    hunt down   

snare    waylay    lurk    trap    ambuscade    ambushment    blind    bushment    forelay    wait   

reconnaissance    assassination    skirmish    raid    massacre    assault    treachery    maneuver    concealment    warfare