ambush
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(verb) wait in hiding to attack |
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Synonyms: ambuscade, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay |
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Related Words: wait |
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| 2. |
(noun) the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
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Synonyms: ambuscade, lying in wait, trap |
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Related Words: coup de main, dry-gulching, surprise attack |
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(verb) hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing |
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Synonyms: still-hunt |
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Related Words: hunt, hunt down, run, track down |
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