'Ambush' definitions:
Definition of 'ambush'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap]
verb
verb
Hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing [syn: still-hunt, ambush]
Definition of 'ambush'
From: Easton
- Ambush Joshua at the capture of Ai lay in ambush, and so deceived the inhabitants that he gained an easy victory (Josh. 8:4-26). Shechem was taken in this manner (Judg. 9:30-45. Comp. Jer. 51:12).
Synonyms of 'ambush'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambuscade,
- ambushment,
- assail,
- assault,
- astonish,
- attack,
- blind,
- blitz,
- booby trap,
- bushwhack,
- catch off-guard,
- catch unawares,
- come at,
- come down on,
- come from behind,
- come upon unexpectedly,
- cover,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- do the unexpected,
- drop in on,
- ensnare,
- entrap,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hideout,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- intercept,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay for,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- lay wait for,
- lie in ambush,
- lie in wait,
- light into,
- lure,
- lurk,
- lurking hole,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- pull up short,
- retreat,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- shadowing,
- snare,
- spring a surprise,
- spring upon,
- stalking-horse,
- strike,
- surprise,
- surveillance,
- swoop down on,
- take by surprise,
- take short,
- take the offensive,
- take unawares,
- trap,
- wade into,
- waylay