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- pronunciation:
- aem
bUsh
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an attack from a hidden position.
The successful dawn ambush ended the enemy's advance.- synonyms:
- ambuscade, attack
- similar words:
- assault, lure, snare, trap
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| definition 2: |
the act of hiding so as to attack by surprise.
- synonyms:
- ambuscade
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| definition 3: |
the place of concealment in which ambushers hide.
- synonyms:
- cover
- similar words:
- blind, concealment, hideaway, hideout, screen
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ambushes, ambushing, ambushed |
| definition: |
to attack from concealment.
The troops ambushed the enemy soldiers as they entered the forest.The outlaws ambushed the stagecoach.- synonyms:
- ambuscade, lie in wait, surprise, waylay
- similar words:
- assault, attack, ensnare, entrap, jump, lure, lurk, skulk
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| related words: |
raid, sap, stalk, trap, waylay |
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| derivation: |
ambusher (n.) |
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