HyperDic: lying_in_wait

English > 1 sense of the expression *lying in wait*:
NOUN	act	lying in wait, ambush, ambuscade, trap	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

English > *lying in wait*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
Synonyms	ambush, ambuscade, trap
Narrower	dry-gulching	The act of killing from ambush
Broader	surprise attack, coup de main	An attack without warning
Spanish	celada, emboscada, zalagarda
Catalan	celada, emboscada, embosca