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

1. If you ambush someone, you wait and then attack by surprise.
   • Synonyms: trap and ambuscade

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