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1. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
   - ambuscade, lying in wait, trap

1. Wait in hiding to attack
   - scupper, bushwhack [N. Amer], waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait
    
2. Hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
   - still-hunt

Derived forms: ambushing, ambushed, ambushes

See also: ambusher

Type of: coup de main, hunt, hunt down, run, surprise attack, track down, wait

Encyclopedia: Ambush