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ambush

1. am.bush \'am-.bu.sh\ \-m*nt\ vb [ME embushen, fr. OF embuschier, fr. en 
   in (fr. L in) +] busche stick of firewood 1: to station in ambush  2: to 
   attack from an ambush : WAYLAY  : to lie in wait : LURK  - am.bush.ment n
2. ambush n : a trap in which concealed persons lie in wait to attack by 
   surprise;  also : the persons lying in wait or their concealed position