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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
ambush
n 1: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack
by surprise [syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait,
trap]
v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper,
bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait]
2: hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing [syn: still-hunt,
ambush]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Ambush \Am"bush\ ([a^]m"b[oo^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Ambushed ([a^]m"b[oo^]shd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambushing.]
[OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F.
emb[^u]cher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in + LL. boscus,
buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See Ambuscade,
Bush.]
1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
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By ambushed men behind their temple laid,
We have the king of Mexico betrayed. --Dryden.
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2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Ambush \Am"bush\, v. i.
To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to
lurk.
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Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey.
--Trumbull.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Ambush \Am"bush\ ([a^]m"b[oo^]sh), n. [F. emb[^u]che, fr. the
verb. See Ambush, v. t.]
1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an
enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen
peril; a device to entrap; a snare.
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Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege
Or ambush from the deep. --Milton.
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2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait
to attack by surprise.
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Bold in close ambush, base in open field. --Dryden.
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3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by
surprise; liers in wait. [Obs.]
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The ambush arose quickly out of their place. --Josh.
viii. 19.
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To lay an ambush, to post a force in ambush.
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5. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) |
AMBUSH
A language for linear programming problems in a
materials processing and transportation network.
["AMBUSH - An Advanced Model Builder for Linear Programming",
T.R. White et al, National Petroleum Refiners Assoc Comp Conf
(Nov 1971)].
(1995-06-19)
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6. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary |
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).
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Thesaurus Results for Ambush:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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 |
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