ambush
/ˈæmbʊʃ/
verb
- To attack someone or something from a hidden position.
- The hikers were ambushed by a group of bandits on the trail.
- The rebels ambushed the supply convoy at dawn.
- The cat ambushed the mouse as it ran across the kitchen floor.
- To surprise someone with an unexpected question or situation.
- I felt ambushed by my boss's sudden request for a meeting.
- The comedian ambushed his co-host with a silly prank on live TV.
- The reporter ambushed the politician with a tough question outside the building.
noun
- A surprise attack from a hidden position.
- The rebels planned a careful ambush along the mountain road.
- The general warned his troops to watch out for an ambush.
- The soldiers walked right into an ambush in the narrow valley.
- The act of hiding and waiting to attack someone or something.
- The movie's hero escaped the ambush by climbing a tree.
- The hunters set an ambush near the watering hole.
- The police foiled the ambush and arrested the suspects.