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ambush
am·bush
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 /ˈæmˌbʊʃ/  noun  ,  pl   -bush·es
  1 [  count  ] : an act of hiding, waiting for others to appear, and then suddenly attacking them : a surprise attack
   Many soldiers were killed in the ambush.
  2 [  noncount  ] : a hidden place from which a surprise attack can be made
   The soldiers were lying in ambush, waiting for the enemy to approach.
   a snake waiting in ambush for its next meal
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II
  verb  , -bush·es, -bushed, -bush·ing [  + obj  ]
  : to attack (someone or something) by surprise from a hidden place
   We have reports of enemy soldiers ambushing civilians on this road.
  — often used as (be) ambushed
   He was ambushed and killed by robbers on his way home.
  — often used figuratively
   As she left the courthouse, she was ambushed by a group of reporters.
   Her book was ambushed [=criticized in a harsh and unfair way] by the critics.