lie+in+ambush

  • 41To lie over — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 42To lie to — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 43To lie under — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 44To lie upon — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 45To lie with — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 46ambush bug — noun : any of numerous carnivorous bugs that constitute the family Phymatidae, conceal themselves in flowers, and prey on other insects * * * any of several carnivorous bugs of the family Phymatidae, inhabiting tropical areas in the Americas and… …

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  • 47ambush — Noun: 1st, the act of attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station; 2nd, a concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise; an ambuscade; 3rd, troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise.… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 48ambush — 1. noun the soldiers were killed in an ambush Syn: surprise attack, trap; archaic ambuscade 2. verb twenty youths ambushed the patrol car Syn: attack by surprise, surprise, pounce on, fall upon, lay a trap for, set an ambush for, lie in wait for …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 49ambush — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ambuscade; hiding place, cover, camouflage; pitfall, trap; bushwhacking. v. t. lie in wait for; bushwhack. See concealment, attack. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hiding place, pitfall, snare, camouflage,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 50ambush — To lie in wait, to surprise, to place in ambush …

    Black's law dictionary