"lie in ambush" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lie in ambush } [canonical], lies in ambush [present, singular, third-person], lying in ambush [participle, present], lay in ambush [past], lain in ambush [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lie<,,lay,lain> in ambush}} lie in ambush (third-person singular simple present lies in ambush, present participle lying in ambush, simple past lay in ambush, past participle lain in ambush)
  1. to be hidden waiting to ambush or attack someone Synonyms: lie in wait, wait in ambush
    Sense id: en-lie_in_ambush-en-verb-KmgwxgD6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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          "be"
        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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          "word": "lie in wait"
        },
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