ambush

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈambuʃ/

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Noun

Singular ambush

Plural ambushes

1. (countable) An ambush is a surprise attack.

   It was a clever ambush; they didn't see us coming until it was too late.

Verb

Plain form ambush

Third-person singular ambushes

Past tense ambushed

Past participle ambushed

Present participle ambushing

The wagon has been ambushed

1. If you ambush someone, you wait and then attack by surprise.

   We waited until they were close and then we jumped out and ambushed them.

Synonyms

• trap

Related words

• ambuscade