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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ambush |
| Synonyms: | camouflage, cover, hiding place, trap |
bəˌskeɪd| Main Entry: | ambush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lying in wait; concealed position |
| Synonyms: | ambuscade, ambushment, camouflage, concealment, deception, hiding, hiding place, lurking, pitfall, shelter, trap, trick*, waiting, waylaying |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ambush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie in wait; attack |
| Synonyms: | ambuscade, assail, assault, box in, bushwhack, decoy, dry gulch, ensnare, entrap, hem in, hide, hook*, jap, jump, lay for, lurk, net, set trap, surprise, surround, trap, wait, waylay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snare, trick |
| Synonyms: | allurement, ambuscade, ambush, artifice, bait, booby trap, come-on, conspiracy, deception, decoy, device, dragnet, enticement, feint, gambit, hook*, intrigue, inveiglement, lasso, lure, machination, maneuver, net, noose, pitfall, plot, ploy, prank, quagmire, quicksand, ruse, seducement, snag*, stratagem, subterfuge, temptation, wile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch, snare; trick |
| Synonyms: | ambuscade, ambush, beguile, box in, circumvent, collar, corner*, corral*, deceive, decoy, dupe, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, fool, grab, hook, inveigle, land*, mousetrap, nab, nail, net, overtake, rope in, seduce, snag, suck in, surprise, take, tangle, trammel, trip up |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | waylay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intercept, ambush |
| Synonyms: | accost, ambuscade, assail, attack, box*, bushwhack, catch, hold up, jump, lay for, lie in wait, lurk, pounce on, prowl, set upon, skulk, slink, surprise, swoop down on |
| Antonyms: | allow, forward |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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