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AMBUSHED
Verb
ambushed
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
Adjective
ambushed (comparative more ambushed, superlative most ambushed)
Having been the target of an ambush.
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Source: Wiktionary
AMBUSH
Am"bush, n. Etym: [F. embûche, fr. the verb. See Ambush, v. t.]
1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare. Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege Or ambush from the deep. Milton.
2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise. Bold in close ambush, base in open field. Dryden.
3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait. [Obs.] The ambush arose quickly out of their place. Josh. viii. 19. To lay an ambush, to post a force in ambush.
Am"bush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ambushed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ambushing.] Etym: [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F. embûcher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in + LL. boscus, buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See Ambuscade, Bu.]
1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. By ambushed men behind their temple Dryden.
2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.
Am"bush, v. i.
Definition: To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk. Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey. Trumbull.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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