Definitions of Ambush [ˈæm bʊʃ]

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Definition of 'Ambush'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) ambush
an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise:
The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.

2.  ambush
an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position.

3.  ambush
the concealed position itself:
They fired from ambush.

4.  ambush
those who attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a concealed position.

5. (v.t.) ambush
to attack from ambush.

6. (v.i.) ambush
to lie in ambush.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME enbuss(h)en < MF embuschier lit., to set in the woods &indirdesc; VL *busca wood, forest)

Definition of 'Ambush'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

2. (verb) ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait
wait in hiding to attack

3. (verb) still-hunt, ambush
hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

Definition of 'Ambush'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) ambush
to attack sb from a hidden place
The soldiers were ambushed and killed.; a deadly ambush

Definition of 'Ambush'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Ambush
a disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare

2. (verb) Ambush
a concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise

3. (verb) Ambush
the troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait

4. (verb) Ambush
to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy

5. (verb) Ambush
to attack by ambush; to waylay

6. (verb) Ambush
to lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk

Translation of 'Ambush'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to wait in hiding for and make a surprise attack on They planned to ambush the enemy as they marched towards the capital.
Afrikaans: in 'n lokval lei	Arabic: كَمِين	Bulgarian: засада
Brazilian: emboscar	Czech: číhat, napadnout ze záloh	German: im Hinterhalt auflauern
Danish: angribe; ligge i baghold	Greek: παρασύρω σε ενέδρα	Spanish: tender una emboscada
Estonian: varitsusrünnakut tegema	Farsi: کمین کردن برای حمله	Finnish: hyökätä väijyksistä
French: tendre une embuscadeà	Hebrew: לֶאֱרוֹב ל-	Hindi: घात लगा कर हमला करना
Croatian: zasjeda	Hungarian: lesből támad	Indonesian: menyergap
Icelandic: gera (e-m) fyrirsát	Italian: tendere un'imboscata	Japanese: 待ち伏せして襲う
Korean: 매복하다	Lithuanian: užpulti iš pasalų	Latvian: uzbrukt no slēpņa
Malay: serang hendap	Dutch: overvallen	Norwegian: overfalle, ligge i bakhol
Polish: organizować zasadzkę na	Persian: کمین کردن برای حمله	Pashto: د حملی لپاره کمین نیول
Portuguese: emboscar	Romanian: a ataca prin surprindere	Russian: устраивать засаду
Slovak: napadnúť zo zálohy	Slovenian: pripraviti zasedo	Serbian: vrebati
Swedish: ligga i bakhåll, överfall	Thai: ซุ่มโจมตี; ลอบทำร้าย	Turkish: pusu kurmak
Taiwanese: 伏擊	Ukrainian: сидіти в засідці	Urdu: گھات لگانا
Vietnamese: phục kích	Chinese: 伏击
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