am·bush ( m b sh)n. 1. The act of lying in wait to attack by surprise. 2. A sudden attack made from a concealed position. 3. a. Those hiding in order to attack by surprise. b. The hiding place used for this. 4. A hidden peril or trap. tr.v. am·bushed, am·bush·ing, am·bush·es To attack from a concealed position. [Middle English embush, from Old French embusche, from embuschier, to ambush, from Frankish *boscu, bush, woods.] am bush er n.Synonyms: ambush, ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay These verbs mean to attack suddenly and without warning from a concealed place: guerrillas ambushing a platoon; highway robbers ambuscading a stagecoach; a patrol bushwhacked by poachers; a truck waylaid by robbers. |
ambush [ˈæmbʊʃ]
n
1. (Military) the act of waiting in a concealed position in order to launch a surprise attack
2. (Military) a surprise attack from such a position
3. (Military) the concealed position from which such an attack is launched
4. (Military) the person or persons waiting to launch such an attack
vb
1. to lie in wait (for)
2. (tr) to attack suddenly from a concealed position
[from Old French embuschier to position in ambush, from em- im- + -buschier, from busche piece of firewood, probably of Germanic origin; see bush1]
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  ambush - the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprisecoup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warning dry-gulching - the act of killing from ambush |
| Verb | 1. |  ambush - wait in hiding to attack wait - 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 ambushing hunt, 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
verb
Translations
ambush [ˈæmbʊʃ]
A. N → emboscada f
to set or lay an ambush for → tender una emboscada a
to lie in ambush → estar emboscado (for para coger)
to set or lay an ambush for → tender una emboscada a
to lie in ambush → estar emboscado (for para coger)
B. VT → cazar por sorpresa, agarrar por sorpresa(LAm)
to be ambushed → caer en una emboscada, ser cazado por sorpresa
to be ambushed → caer en una emboscada, ser cazado por sorpresa
ambush [ˈæmbʊʃ]
ambush
n (= place) → Hinterhalt m; (= troops etc) → im Hinterhalt liegende Truppe/Guerillas etc; (= attack) → Überfall m → (aus dem Hinterhalt); to lay an ambush (for somebody) → (jdm) einen Hinterhalt legen; to lie or wait in ambush (Mil, fig) → im Hinterhalt liegen; to lie in ambush for somebody (Mil, fig) → jdm im Hinterhalt auflauern; to fall into an ambush → in einen Hinterhalt geraten
vt → (aus dem Hinterhalt) überfallen
ambush [ˈæmbʊʃ]
1. n (attack) → imboscata, agguato; (place) → agguato
to lie in ambush → stare in agguato
to lie in ambush for sb → tendere un'imboscata a qn
to lie in ambush → stare in agguato
to lie in ambush for sb → tendere un'imboscata a qn
2. vt → tendere un'imboscata a qn
v ambush [ˈӕmbuʃ]
to wait in hiding for and make a surprise attack on They planned to ambush the enemy as they marched towards the capital. in 'n lokval lei كَمِين засада číhat, napadnout ze zálohy angribe; ligge i baghold im Hinterhalt auflauern παρασύρω σε ενέδρα tender una emboscada varitsusrünnakut tegema کمین کردن برای حمله hyökätä väijyksistä tendre une embuscade à לֶאֱרוֹב ל- घात लगा कर हमला करना zasjeda lesből támad menyergap gera (e-m) fyrirsát tendere un'imboscata 待ち伏せして襲う 매복하다 užpulti iš pasalų uzbrukt no slēpņa serang hendap overvallen overfalle, ligge i bakhold organizować zasadzkę na emboscar a ataca prin surprindere устраивать засаду napadnúť zo zálohy pripraviti zasedo vrebati ligga i bakhåll, överfalla från bakhåll ซุ่มโจมตี; ลอบทำร้าย pusu kurmak 伏擊 сидіти в засідці گھات لگانا phục kích 伏击
n
1 an attack made in this way. lokval هُجُوم بِالكَمِين нападам от засада útok ze zálohy angreb; bagholdsangreb Angriff aus dem Hinterhalt ενέδρα emboscada varitsusrünnak حمله کردن از کمینگاه väijytys embuscade מַאֲרָב घात लगा कर हमला napad iz zasjede támadás lesből serangan fyrirsát imboscata 待ち伏せ 매복 pasala slēpnis serangan hendap hinderlaag overfall, bakholdsangrep zasadzka emboscada ambuscadă засада útok zo zálohy zaseda zaseda bakhåll การซุ่มโจมตี; การดักลอบทำร้าย pusu 伏擊 засідка گھات لگا کر کیا گیا حملہ trận phục kích 伏击
2 the group of people making the attack. lokval-aanvallers الكَامِنُون войници в засада útočníci ze zálohy angribere; overfaldsmænd im Hinterhalt lauernde Truppen σύνολο ατόμων που συμμετέχουν σε ενέδρα emboscados varitsusüksus سربازان کمین کرده väijytyksessä olijat (troupes) embusquées מַאֲרָב zasjeda lesből támadó csapat penyerang umsátursmenn truppe in imboscata 伏兵 매복 부대 pasala slēpnis serangan hendap verdekt opgestelde personen angripere, overfallsmenn grupa uderzeniowa emboscada unitate de ambuscadă засада jednotka v zálohe (enote) v zasedi zaseda bakhåll ผู้ที่ดักลอบทำร้าย pusudan saldıran(lar) 伏兵 засідка گھات میں بیٹھے ہوئے quân phục kích 伏兵
ambush → كمين záloha baghold Hinterhalt ενέδρα emboscada väijytys embuscade zasjeda imboscata 待ち伏せ 매복 hinderlaag bakhold zasadzka emboscada засада bakhåll การซุ่มโจมตี tuzak sự phục kích 埋伏
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