"ambush" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæm.bʊʃ/ [General-Australian, UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambush.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ambushes [plural]
Rhymes: -æmbʊʃ Etymology: From Middle English enbuschen, from Old French enbuscier, anbuchier (verb) (whence Middle French embusche (noun)), from Old French en- + Vulgar Latin boscus (“wood”), from Frankish *busk (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, heavy stick”). Compare ambuscade. The change to am- from earlier forms in en- is unexplained. More at bush. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|enbuschen}} Middle English enbuschen, {{der|en|fro|enbuscier}} Old French enbuscier, {{m|fro|anbuchier|pos=v}} anbuchier (verb), {{cog|frm|embusche|pos=n}} Middle French embusche (noun), {{der|en|fro|en-}} Old French en-, {{der|en|VL.|boscus|t=wood}} Vulgar Latin boscus (“wood”), {{der|en|frk|*busk||bush}} Frankish *busk (“bush”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*buskaz||bush, heavy stick}} Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, heavy stick”), {{m|en|ambuscade}} ambuscade Head templates: {{en-noun}} ambush (plural ambushes)
  1. The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise. Categories (topical): Violence Translations (act): pusqu (Azerbaijani), заса́да (zasáda) [feminine] (Belarusian), embusko (Esperanto), väijytys (Finnish), Hinterhalt [feminine] (German), csapda (Hungarian), 매복 (maebok) (Korean), заседа (zaseda) [feminine] (Macedonian), отолт (otolt) (Mongolian), sǣt [feminine] (Old English), پوصو (pusu) (Ottoman Turkish), заса́да (zasáda) [feminine] (Russian), emboscada [feminine] (Spanish), pusu (Turkish), yidáh nehedzaa (Western Apache)
    Sense id: en-ambush-en-noun-dhxzCwwh Disambiguation of Violence: 19 14 23 26 13 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 15 15 35 2 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 19 28 26 2 2 Disambiguation of 'act': 100 0 0 0
  2. An attack launched from a concealed position. Categories (topical): Violence Translations (attack): հարձակում դարանից (harjakum daranicʻ) (Armenian), pusqu (Azerbaijani), заса́да (zasáda) [feminine] (Belarusian), emboscada [feminine] (Catalan), 遇袭 (yùxí) (Chinese Mandarin), 偷袭 (tōuxí) (Chinese Mandarin), hinderlaag [feminine] (Dutch), ylläkkö (Finnish), yllätyshyökkäys (Finnish), tuliylläkkö [military, war, government, politics] (Finnish), embuscade [feminine] (French), orvtámadás (Hungarian), imboscata [feminine] (Italian), aggresiō cum insidiā (Latin), urumaranga (Maori), پوصو (pusu) (Ottoman Turkish), zasadzka [feminine] (Polish), emboscada [feminine] (Portuguese), ambuscadă [feminine] (Romanian), заса́да (zasáda) [feminine] (Russian), emboscada [feminine] (Spanish), anday [masculine] (Tarifit), pusu (Turkish), за́сідка (zásidka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), заса́да (zasáda) [feminine] (Ukrainian), підсі́дка (pidsídka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-ambush-en-noun-KCreALxZ Disambiguation of Violence: 19 14 23 26 13 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 15 15 35 2 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 19 28 26 2 2 Disambiguation of 'attack': 20 49 20 11
  3. The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched. Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-ambush-en-noun-KZBnfATx Disambiguation of Violence: 19 14 23 26 13 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 15 15 35 2 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 19 28 26 2 2
  4. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait. Categories (topical): Violence Translations (troops): pusqu (Azerbaijani), väijytysjoukko (Finnish), embuscade [feminine] (French), заса́да (zasáda) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ambush-en-noun-4vhzw~xq Disambiguation of Violence: 19 14 23 26 13 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 15 15 35 2 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 19 28 26 2 2 Disambiguation of 'troops': 5 3 4 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈæm.bʊʃ/ [General-Australian, UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambush.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ambushes [present, singular, third-person], ambushing [participle, present], ambushed [participle, past], ambushed [past]
Rhymes: -æmbʊʃ Etymology: From Middle English enbuschen, from Old French enbuscier, anbuchier (verb) (whence Middle French embusche (noun)), from Old French en- + Vulgar Latin boscus (“wood”), from Frankish *busk (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, heavy stick”). Compare ambuscade. The change to am- from earlier forms in en- is unexplained. More at bush. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|enbuschen}} Middle English enbuschen, {{der|en|fro|enbuscier}} Old French enbuscier, {{m|fro|anbuchier|pos=v}} anbuchier (verb), {{cog|frm|embusche|pos=n}} Middle French embusche (noun), {{der|en|fro|en-}} Old French en-, {{der|en|VL.|boscus|t=wood}} Vulgar Latin boscus (“wood”), {{der|en|frk|*busk||bush}} Frankish *busk (“bush”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*buskaz||bush, heavy stick}} Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, heavy stick”), {{m|en|ambuscade}} ambuscade Head templates: {{en-verb}} ambush (third-person singular simple present ambushes, present participle ambushing, simple past and past participle ambushed)
  1. (transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Violence Translations (to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy): դարանակալել (daranakalel) (Armenian), pusmaq (Azerbaijani), устройвам засада (ustrojvam zasada) (Bulgarian), emboscar (Catalan), banhig (Cebuano), 伏擊 (Chinese Mandarin), 伏击 (fújī) (Chinese Mandarin), 打埋伏 (dǎ máifu) (Chinese Mandarin), väijyä (Finnish), embusquer (French), einen Hinterhalt legen (German), ενεδρεύω (enedrévo) (Greek), אָרַב (aráv) (Hebrew), tendere un agguato (Italian), agguatare (Italian), 待ち伏せする (machibuse suru) (alt: まちぶせする) (Japanese), pehipehi (Maori), whakamoke (Maori), haupapa (Maori), отох (otox) (Mongolian), zaczajać się [imperfective] (Polish), zaczaić się [perfective] (Polish), emboscar (Portuguese), устра́ивать заса́ду (ustráivatʹ zasádu) [imperfective, intransitive] (Russian), emboscar (Spanish), ligga i bakhåll (Swedish), abatan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-ambush-en-verb-KSct~Fmh Disambiguation of Violence: 19 14 23 26 13 6 Disambiguation of 'to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy': 100 0
  2. (transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay. Tags: transitive Translations (to attack by ambush; to waylay): դարանակալել (daranakalel) (Armenian), причаквам (pričakvam) (Bulgarian), нападам от засада (napadam ot zasada) (Bulgarian), emboscar (Catalan), väijyttää (Finnish), embusquer (French), aus dem Hinterhalt angreifen (German), lesből támad (Hungarian), sergapan (Indonesian), agguatare (Italian), 不意打ちする (fuiuchi suru) (alt: ふいうちする) (Japanese), ឡោមព័ទ្ធ (laom pŏət) (Khmer), impetō cum insidiā (Latin), sergap (Malay), serangan hendap (Malay), kauaeroa (Maori), whakamoho (Maori), whakamoke (Maori), haupapa (Maori), tāwhanga (Maori), wciągać w zasadzkę [imperfective] (Polish), wciągnąć w zasadzkę [perfective] (Polish), zaczajać się [imperfective] (Polish), zaczaić się [perfective] (Polish), emboscar (Portuguese), напада́ть из заса́ды (napadátʹ iz zasády) [imperfective, intransitive] (Russian), emboscar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ambush-en-verb-X2~G5fvS Disambiguation of 'to attack by ambush; to waylay': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: counterambush, ambushable, outambush, unambushed

Inflected forms

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          "word": "aggresiō cum insidiā"
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          "sense": "attack",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zasáda",
          "sense": "attack",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "заса́да"
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          "sense": "attack",
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          "code": "rif",
          "lang": "Tarifit",
          "sense": "attack",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "attack",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
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          "roman": "aráv",
          "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
          "word": "אָרַב"
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          "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
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          "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
          "word": "待ち伏せする"
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          "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
          "word": "pehipehi"
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          "roman": "otox",
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          "word": "отох"
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          "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
          "word": "emboscar"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
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          "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
          "word": "emboscar"
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          "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
          "word": "ligga i bakhåll"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "ref": "2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-08-05",
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          "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
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          "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
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          "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
          "word": "aus dem Hinterhalt angreifen"
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          "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
          "word": "lesből támad"
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          "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
          "word": "sergapan"
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          "word": "agguatare"
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          "word": "不意打ちする"
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          "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
          "word": "ឡោមព័ទ្ធ"
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          "word": "impetō cum insidiā"
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          "word": "kauaeroa"
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          "word": "haupapa"
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        {
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          "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
          "word": "tāwhanga"
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          "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
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          "word": "zaczaić się"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
          "word": "emboscar"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "napadátʹ iz zasády",
          "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
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          "word": "emboscar"
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    {
      "word": "ambushee"
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    {
      "word": "ambush journalism"
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    {
      "word": "ambush marketing"
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      "word": "ambushment"
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    {
      "word": "ambush predator"
    },
    {
      "word": "ambush television"
    },
    {
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      "word": "counterambush"
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      "word": "enambush"
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      "code": "apw",
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      "word": "yidáh nehedzaa"
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "Hinterhalt"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "act",
      "word": "csapda"
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      "word": "매복"
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      "code": "ang",
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      "sense": "act",
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    {
      "code": "ota",
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      "sense": "act",
      "word": "پوصو"
    },
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        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act",
      "word": "pusu"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "harjakum daranicʻ",
      "sense": "attack",
      "word": "հարձակում դարանից"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
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    },
    {
      "code": "be",
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    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yùxí",
      "sense": "attack",
      "word": "遇袭"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tōuxí",
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      "word": "偷袭"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "attack",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "attack",
      "word": "ylläkkö"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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        "war",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "hu",
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "attack",
      "word": "aggresiō cum insidiā"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "urumaranga"
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      "sense": "attack",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "code": "rif",
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      "word": "anday"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "attack",
      "word": "pusu"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "sense": "troops",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "դարանակալել"
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      "word": "устройвам засада"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "emboscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "banhig"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "伏擊"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fújī",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "伏击"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dǎ máifu",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "打埋伏"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "väijyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "embusquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "einen Hinterhalt legen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "enedrévo",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "ενεδρεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "aráv",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "אָרַב"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "tendere un agguato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "agguatare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まちぶせする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "machibuse suru",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "待ち伏せする"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "pehipehi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "whakamoke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "haupapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "otox",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "отох"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaczajać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaczaić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "emboscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustráivatʹ zasádu",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "устра́ивать заса́ду"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "emboscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "ligga i bakhåll"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
      "word": "abatan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "daranakalel",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "դարանակալել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pričakvam",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "причаквам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "napadam ot zasada",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "нападам от засада"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "emboscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "hyökkää väijyksistä (+ genitive +) kimppuun",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "väijyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "embusquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "aus dem Hinterhalt angreifen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "lesből támad"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "sergapan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "agguatare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふいうちする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fuiuchi suru",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "不意打ちする"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "laom pŏət",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "ឡោមព័ទ្ធ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "impetō cum insidiā"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "sergap"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "serangan hendap"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "kauaeroa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "whakamoho"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "whakamoke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "haupapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "tāwhanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wciągać w zasadzkę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wciągnąć w zasadzkę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaczajać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaczaić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "emboscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "napadátʹ iz zasády",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "напада́ть из заса́ды"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
      "word": "emboscar"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ambush"
  ],
  "word": "ambush"
}

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