"ambush" meaning in All languages combined

See ambush on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈambuʃ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambush.wav [UK] Forms: ambush [singular], ambushes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|ambush|ambushes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An ambush is a surprise attack.
    Sense id: simple-ambush-en-noun-Bsfe6QMy

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈambuʃ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambush.wav [UK] Forms: ambush [canonical], ambushes [third-person, singular], ambushed [past], ambushed [past, participle], ambushing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|ambush|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you ambush someone, you wait and then attack by surprise. Synonyms: trap, ambuscade
    Sense id: simple-ambush-en-verb-Do98amUn
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