ambush
ambush is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise. Bold in close ambush, base in open field. Dryden.
- 2.The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait. [Obs.] The ambush arose quickly out of their place. Josh. viii.
- 3.To lay an ambush, to post a force in ambush.
- 4.To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. By ambushed men behind their temple Dryden.
- 5.To attack by ambush; to waylay.
- 6.To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk. Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey. Trumbull.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abditory
- adytum
- ambuscade
- and
- back
- background
- blend
- blind
- blinker
- cloak
- closet
- cloud
- concealed
- concealment
- cover
- crypt
- curtain
- danger
- deceive
- disguise
- domino
- drawer
- dress
- for
- hidden
- hide
- hiding
- hold
- hole
- horse
- into
- lie
- lurk
- mask
- masquerade
- mimicry
- oneself
- oubliette
- path
- pitfall
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is ambush.
- What is a concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise. Bold in close ambush, base in open field. Dryden called?
- What is the troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait. [Obs.] The ambush arose quickly out of their place. Josh. viii called?
- What is to lay an ambush, to post a force in ambush called?
- What is to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. By ambushed men behind their temple Dryden called?
- What is to lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk. Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey. Trumbull called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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