HyperDic: lying_in_wait

English > 1 sense of the expression lying in wait:
NOUNactlying in wait, ambush, ambuscade, trapthe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
English > lying in wait: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
Synonymsambush, ambuscade, trap
Narrowerdry-gulchingThe act of killing from ambush
Broadersurprise attack, coup de mainAn attack without warning
Spanishcelada, emboscada, zalagarda
Catalancelada, emboscada, embosca

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