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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise;
[syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap]


VERB (2)

1. wait in hiding to attack;
[syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait]

2. hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing;
[syn: still-hunt, ambush]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ambush \Am"bush\ ([a^]m"b[oo^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ambushed ([a^]m"b[oo^]shd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambushing.] [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F. emb[^u]cher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in + LL. boscus, buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See Ambuscade, Bush.] 1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. [1913 Webster] By ambushed men behind their temple laid, We have the king of Mexico betrayed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To attack by ambush; to waylay. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ambush \Am"bush\, v. i. To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk. [1913 Webster] Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey. --Trumbull. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ambush \Am"bush\ ([a^]m"b[oo^]sh), n. [F. emb[^u]che, fr. the verb. See Ambush, v. t.] 1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare. [1913 Webster] Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege Or ambush from the deep. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise. [1913 Webster] Bold in close ambush, base in open field. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The ambush arose quickly out of their place. --Josh. viii. 19. [1913 Webster] To lay an ambush, to post a force in ambush. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ambush n 1: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap] v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait] 2: hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing [syn: still-hunt, ambush]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

AMBUSH A language for linear programming problems in a materials processing and transportation network. ["AMBUSH - An Advanced Model Builder for Linear Programming", T.R. White et al, National Petroleum Refiners Assoc Comp Conf (Nov 1971)]. (1995-06-19)