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- DictionaryAm·bush/ˈambo͝oSH/
noun
- 1. a surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position: "seven members of a patrol were killed in an ambush"
verb
- 1. make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position: "they were ambushed and taken prisoner by the enemy"
am· bush ˈam-ˌbu̇sh. ambushed; ambushing; ambushes. Synonyms of ambush. transitive verb. 1. : to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay. Our troops ambushed the enemy units. … his caravan that season had been ambushed and shot at twice on the way down … Rudyard Kipling. 2. : to station in ambush (see ambush entry 2 sense 2)
Synonyms for AMBUSHED: attacked, assaulted, waylaid, surprised, captured, surprized, stormed, ambuscaded, stalked, assailed.
verb [ T ] uk / ˈæm.bʊʃ / us / ˈæm.bʊʃ / to suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them: Five soldiers died after their bus was ambushed on a country road. He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work. Synonym. waylay. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to try to hurt someone using violence.
verb [ T ] uk / ˈæm.bʊʃ / us / ˈæm.bʊʃ / to suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them: Five soldiers died after their bus was ambushed on a country road. He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work. Synonym. waylay. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to try to hurt someone using violence.
verb [ T ] uk / ˈæm.bʊʃ / us / ˈæm.bʊʃ / Add to word list. to suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them: Five soldiers died after their bus was ambushed on a country road. He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work. Synonym. waylay. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to try to hurt someone using violence.
1 day ago · 1. verb. If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them. The Guatemalan army says rebels ambushed and killed 10 patrolmen. [VERB noun] Synonyms: trap, attack, surprise, deceive More Synonyms of ambush. 2. variable noun.
n. 1. A sudden attack made from a concealed position. 2. a. Those hiding in order to attack by surprise: The captain stationed an ambush near the harbor. b. The hiding place used for such an attack: "Uncle Harm had hunted the way Trapper did—on foot, stalking and laying traps, shooting from ambush" (Rick Bass).
noun. an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road. an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position. the concealed position itself: They fired from ambush. those who attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a concealed position. verb (used with object)
ambushed. simple past and past participle of ambush; Adjective [edit] ambushed (comparative more ambushed, superlative most ambushed) Having been the target of an ambush. Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared. Anagrams [edit] bum heads
verb. /ˈæmbʊʃ/ Verb Forms. ambush somebody/something to make a surprise attack on somebody/something from a hidden position. The guerrillas ambushed them near the bridge. (figurative) She was ambushed by reporters. Topics War and conflict c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
