Ambush | Mean of ambush in English Dictionary

/ˈæmˌbʊʃ/

• Noun
• an act of hiding, waiting for others to appear, and then suddenly attacking them
1. Many soldiers were killed in the ambush.
• a hidden place from which a surprise attack can be made
1. The soldiers were lying in ambush, waiting for the enemy to approach.
2. a snake waiting in ambush for its next meal
• Verb
• to attack (someone or something) by surprise from a hidden place
1. We have reports of enemy soldiers ambushing civilians on this road.
2. He was ambushed and killed by robbers on his way home.
3. As she left the courthouse, she was ambushed by a group of reporters.
4. Her book was ambushed [=criticized in a harsh and unfair way] by the critics.