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1. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
   - ambuscade [archaic], lying in wait, trap

1. Wait in hiding to attack
   "They read about the bold proposal of leading out a party of French and Indians to ambush the English in the woods";
   - scupper [informal], bushwhack [N. Amer], waylay, lurk, ambuscade [archaic], lie in wait
    
2. Hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
   - still-hunt [N. Amer]

Derived forms: ambushed, ambushes, ambushing

Type of: coup de main, hunt, hunt down, run, surprise attack, track down, wait

Encyclopedia: Ambush