The meaning of Ambush

Ambush – definition

noun
A surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position.
Usage examples:
Seven members of a patrol were killed in an ambush
Synonims:
Surprise attack Trap Snare Pitfall Lure Ambuscade

verb
Make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position.
Usage examples:
They were ambushed and taken prisoner by the enemy
Synonims:
Attack by surprise Trap Surprise Pounce on Lay a trap for Set an ambush for Lie in wait for Waylay Entrap Ensnare Bushwhack Ambuscade

noun
A sudden and surprising attack on a person or group by one or more people who have been hiding and waiting for them
Usage examples:
Seven commandos were wounded in an ambush., the air cavalry was ambushed and suffered big losses.

Ambush translation into English

Ambush: translate from English into Chinese

伏击, 埋伏, 伏兵, 打埋伏

Ambush: translate from English into Dutch

Hinderlaag, Verdekt opstellen, In hinderlaag leggen

Ambush: translate from English into French

Embuscade, Embusquer, Faire une embuscade, Guet-apens

Ambush: translate from English into German

Hinterhalt, Überfall, Aus dem hinterhalt überfallen

Ambush: translate from English into Hindi

घात लगाना, घात, घातस्थान, घात-टुकड़ी

Ambush: translate from English into Italian

Imboscata, Agguato, Tendere un'imboscata a

Ambush: translate from English into Korean

매복, 잠복, 복병, 숨어서 기다리다, 요격하다

Ambush: translate from English into Russian

Засада, Устраивать засаду, Нападать из засады, Заманивать в засаду

Ambush: translate from English into Spanish

Emboscada, Tender una emboscada, Acecho, Celada, Emboscarse, Asechanza, Acechar

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘place troops in hiding in order to surprise an enemy’): from Old French embusche (noun), embuschier (verb), based on a late Latin word meaning ‘to place in a woo

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Ambush – similar words

ambushes

noun
A surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position.
Usage examples:
Seven members of a patrol were killed in an ambush

verb
Make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position.
Usage examples:
They were ambushed and taken prisoner by the enemy

noun
A sudden and surprising attack on a person or group by one or more people who have been hiding and waiting for them
Usage examples:
Seven commandos were wounded in an ambush., the air cavalry was ambushed and suffered big losses.

All meanings and translations of Ambushes

ambusher

noun
A person who lies in ambush, or who habitually uses ambush as a strategy.

All meanings and translations of Ambusher

ambushed

verb
Make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position.
Usage examples:
They were ambushed and taken prisoner by the enemy

noun
A surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position.
Usage examples:
Seven members of a patrol were killed in an ambush

verb
Past simple and past participle of ambush
Usage examples:
Five soldiers died after their bus was ambushed on a country road., he was ambushed by gunmen on hi…

All meanings and translations of Ambushed

Ambush synonims

ambuscade

noun
An ambush.
Usage examples:
Our sensibilities are being battered with reports of killings and ambuscades

verb
Ambush (someone).
Usage examples:
French and his companions were ambuscaded by the indians

All meanings and translations of Ambuscade

bushwhack

verb
Live or travel in wild or uncultivated country.
Usage examples:
For 12 years, he has bushwhacked across southern utah

verb
Cut one's way through the woods or bush

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ensnare

verb
Catch in or as in a trap.
Usage examples:
They were ensnared in city centre traffic

verb
Take or catch as if in a trap

verb
To catch or get control of something or someone
Usage examples:
Spiders ensnare flies and other insects in their webs., be ensnared in they wanted to make a formal…

All meanings and translations of Ensnare

entrap

verb
Catch in or as in a trap.
Usage examples:
Discarded fishing lines can entrap wildlife

verb
To deceive someone into doing something wrong so that the person will be caught
Usage examples:
He claimed he was the victim of fbi entrapment.

All meanings and translations of Entrap

lure

verb
Tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.
Usage examples:
The child was lured into a car but managed to escape

noun
Something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something.
Usage examples:
The film industry always has been a glamorous lure for young girls

noun
Variant spelling of lur.

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pitfall

noun
A hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty.
Usage examples:
The pitfalls of buying goods at public auctions

noun
An unexpected danger or difficulty
Usage examples:
Who knows what kind of pitfalls they’re going to run into.

noun
A problem, used especially about problems that may happen in the future
Usage examples:
He took financial advice on how to avoid the pitfalls of setting up your own business., common/pote…

All meanings and translations of Pitfall

snare

noun
A trap for catching birds or mammals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord.
Usage examples:
Most poachers used silent and invisible methods such as wire snares and jaw traps to capture their …

verb
Catch (a bird or mammal) in a snare.
Usage examples:
The foxes were humanely snared

verb
A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

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surprise

noun
An unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc.
Usage examples:
The announcement came as a complete surprise

verb
(of something unexpected) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock.
Usage examples:
I was surprised at his statement

noun
An unexpected event, or the feeling caused when something unexpected happens
Usage examples:
[ c ] don’t tell ann we’re having a party for her – i want it to be a surprise., [ c ] last night’s…

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trap

træp

noun
A device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, typically by allowing entry but not exit or by catching hold of a part of the body.
Usage examples:
The squirrels ravaged the saplings, despite the baited traps

verb
Short for trapdoor.

verb
Put trappings on (a horse).
Usage examples:
The horses were trapped with black velvet

All meanings and translations of Trap

waylay

verb
Stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way.
Usage examples:
He waylaid me on the stairs

verb
To wait for and then stop someone, especially either to attack or talk to that person
Usage examples:
A man on his way to deposit $12,000 in a bank was waylaid by two men who snatched his bag., i meant…

All meanings and translations of Waylay

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