ambush
verb [T] /ˈæm.bʊʃ/Definition
› to suddenly attack a person or a group of people after hiding and waiting for them: Five soldiers died after their bus was ambushed on a country road. He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work.Attacking and invading
(Definition of ambush verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ambush noun
- beleaguered adjective
- blitz noun (ATTACK)
- blitzkrieg noun
- blockade noun
- engagement noun (FIGHTING)
- invasive adjective
- lunge verb
- move sb/sth in phrasal verb
- occupation noun (CONTROL)
- occupy verb (TAKE CONTROL)
- offensive noun
- push noun (STRONG MOVEMENT)
- push verb (MOVE WITH FORCE)
- rush verb (ATTACK)
- seize verb
- siege noun
- strike force noun
- surgical strike noun
- swoop verb
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