nnoun.actthe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surpriseSynset:ambuscade lying in wait trap
Derivationally Related Form:ambuscadeambush
Hypernyms:coup de main surprise attack
Inherited Hypernyms:ambushsurprise attackattackoperationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dry-gulching
Full Hyponyms:dry-gulching
vverb.competitionwait in hiding to attackSynset:ambuscade bushwhack lie in wait lurk scupper waylay
Derivationally Related Form:ambuscadebushwhackerambushambusherlurker
Hypernyms:wait
Inherited Hypernyms:ambushwait
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.competitionhunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushingSynset:still-hunt
Derivationally Related Form:ambushambusher
Hypernyms:hunt hunt down run track down
Inherited Hypernyms:still-hunthuntcaptureget
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s