| NOUN | act | ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap | the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
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| VERB | competition | ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait | wait in hiding to attack |
| competition | ambush, still-hunt | hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing |
| Sounds | ae'mbuh.sh | |
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| Rhymes | bush / Bush ... tush: 6 rhymes with uhsh... | |
| Meaning | The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise. | |
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| Synonyms | ambuscade, lying in wait, trap | |
| Narrower | dry-gulching | The act of killing from ambush |
| Broader | surprise attack, coup de main | An attack without warning |
| Verbs | ambush | wait in hiding to attack |
| ambush | hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing | |
| Meaning | wait in hiding to attack. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait | |
| Broader | wait | Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something |
| Nouns | ambush | the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
| ambusher | an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack | |
| Meaning | hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | still-hunt | |
| Broader | hunt, run, hunt down, track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) |
| Nouns | ambush | the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
| ambusher | an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack | |