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  1. 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)

  2. 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.

  3. Synonyms for AMBUSHED: attacked, assaulted, waylaid, surprised, captured, surprized, stormed, ambuscaded, stalked, assailed.

  4. AMBUSHED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of ambush 2. to suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting…. Learn more.

  5. AMBUSH definition: 1. to suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them: 2. an occasion when a person or…. Learn more.

  6. 5 days 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.

  7. 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).

  8. 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)

  9. Definition of ambush verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. To ambush your enemy, hide and wait for him to come near and then pounce on him. In war or in backyards, an ambush is a great way to surprise someone. Ambush comes from a Latin word meaning “to place in a wood,” and hiding in the woods behind a tree is a classic starting point for an ambush.

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