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Definitions for Ambushed
[1] an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
[2] an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position.
[3] the concealed position itself: They fired from ambush.
[4] those who attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a concealed position.
[5] to attack from ambush.
[6] the act of waiting in a concealed position in order to launch a surprise attack
[7] a surprise attack from such a position
[8] the concealed position from which such an attack is launched
[9] the person or persons waiting to launch such an attack
[10] to lie in wait (for)
[11] (tr) to attack suddenly from a concealed position
Words related to Ambushed
ambushassault, trap, surround, waylay, deception, camouflage, shelter, concealment, trick, lurking, pitfall, ambuscade, hiding, waiting, hide, decoy, ensnare, lurk, bushwhack, jump
Words nearby Ambushed
ambushambulatory care, ambulatory surgery, ambulette, ambuscade, ambuscado, ambush, ambush bug, ambystomid, amc, amchitka, amd
Origin of Ambushed
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English enbuss(h)en < Middle French embuschier to place men in ambush, literally, to set in the woods, equivalent to em- im-1 + busch- (< Vulgar Latin *busca wood, forest < Germanic *busk- heavy stick) + -ier infinitive suffix; (noun) earlier enbusshe < Middle French embusche, derivative of the v.
Other words from Ambushed
am·bush·er , noun
am·bush·like , adjective
Word origin for Ambushed
C14: from Old French embuschier to position in ambush, from em- im- + -buschier, from busche piece of firewood, probably of Germanic origin; see bush 1
Synonyms for Ambushed
assault, surround, trap, waylay, ambuscade, assail, bushwhack, decoy, ensnare, entrap, hide, hook, jap, jump, lurk, net, surprise, wait, box in, dry gulch, hem in, lay for, set trap