ambush

am·bush

A0246700 (ăm′bo͝osh)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).tr.v. am·bushed, am·bush·ing, am·bush·es To attack from a concealed position.

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[Middle English embushen, to place in concealment among bushes, lay in wait, from Old French embuschier, from Frankish *boscu, bush, woods.]

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am′bush′er n.Synonyms: ambush, bushwhack, waylay
These verbs mean to attack suddenly and without warning from a concealed place: guerrillas ambushing a platoon; a patrol bushwhacked by poachers; a truck waylaid by robbers.

ambush

(ˈæmbʊʃ) n1. (Military) the act of waiting in a concealed position in order to launch a surprise attack2. (Military) a surprise attack from such a position3. (Military) the concealed position from which such an attack is launched4. (Military) the person or persons waiting to launch such an attackvb5. to lie in wait (for)6. (tr) to attack suddenly from a concealed position[C14: from Old French embuschier to position in ambush, from em- im- + -buschier, from busche piece of firewood, probably of Germanic origin; see bush¹] ˈambusher n

am•bush

(ˈæm bʊʃ)

n. 1. an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road. 2. an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position. 3. the concealed position itself: They fired from ambush. 4. those who attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a concealed position. v.t. 5. to attack from ambush. v.i. 6. to lie in ambush. [1250–1300; Middle English enbuss(h)en < Middle French embuschier literally, to set in the woods « Vulgar Latin *busca wood, forest] am′bush•er, n.

Ambush

 a group of troops of persons concealed or lying in wait for their prey.Examples: ambush of amber coloured darts [referring to a lady’s hair], 1592; of envy, 1751; of error, 1852; of tigers; of widows—Lipton, 1970.

ambush

Past participle: ambushed
Gerund: ambushing

Imperative
ambush
ambush

Present
I ambush
you ambush
he/she/it ambushes
we ambush
you ambush
they ambush

Preterite
I ambushed
you ambushed
he/she/it ambushed
we ambushed
you ambushed
they ambushed

Present Continuous
I am ambushing
you are ambushing
he/she/it is ambushing
we are ambushing
you are ambushing
they are ambushing

Present Perfect
I have ambushed
you have ambushed
he/she/it has ambushed
we have ambushed
you have ambushed
they have ambushed

Past Continuous
I was ambushing
you were ambushing
he/she/it was ambushing
we were ambushing
you were ambushing
they were ambushing

Past Perfect
I had ambushed
you had ambushed
he/she/it had ambushed
we had ambushed
you had ambushed
they had ambushed

Future
I will ambush
you will ambush
he/she/it will ambush
we will ambush
you will ambush
they will ambush

Future Perfect
I will have ambushed
you will have ambushed
he/she/it will have ambushed
we will have ambushed
you will have ambushed
they will have ambushed

Future Continuous
I will be ambushing
you will be ambushing
he/she/it will be ambushing
we will be ambushing
you will be ambushing
they will be ambushing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ambushing
you have been ambushing
he/she/it has been ambushing
we have been ambushing
you have been ambushing
they have been ambushing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ambushing
you will have been ambushing
he/she/it will have been ambushing
we will have been ambushing
you will have been ambushing
they will have been ambushing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ambushing
you had been ambushing
he/she/it had been ambushing
we had been ambushing
you had been ambushing
they had been ambushing

Conditional
I would ambush
you would ambush
he/she/it would ambush
we would ambush
you would ambush
they would ambush

Past Conditional
I would have ambushed
you would have ambushed
he/she/it would have ambushed
we would have ambushed
you would have ambushed
they would have ambushed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ambush - the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surpriseambuscade, lying in wait, trapcoup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warningdry-gulching - the act of killing from ambush
Verb	1.	ambush - wait in hiding to attack ambuscade, bushwhack, lie in wait, scupper, waylay, lurkwait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
	2.	ambush - hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushingstill-hunthunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"

ambush

verb1. trap, attack, surprise, deceive, dupe, ensnare, waylay, ambuscade, bushwhack (U.S.) Rebels ambushed and killed 10 patrolmen.noun1. trap, snare, attack, lure, waylaying, ambuscade A policeman has been shot dead in an ambush.

ambush

nounAn attack or stratagem for capturing or tricking an unsuspecting person:ambuscade, trap.verbTo attack suddenly and without warning:ambuscade, bushwhack, surprise, waylay.

Translations

伏兵伏击埋伏

ambush

(ˈӕmbuʃ) verb to wait in hiding for and make a surprise attack on. They planned to ambush the enemy as they marched towards the capital. 伏擊 伏击 noun1. an attack made in this way. 伏擊 伏击2. the group of people making the attack. 伏兵 伏兵

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