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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ambush \Am"bush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambushed}; p. pr & vb n. {Ambushing}.] [OE. enbussen enbushen OF embushier embuissier F. emb[^u]cher, embusquer fr LL imboscare in + LL boscus buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See {Ambuscade}, {Bu?h}.] 1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. By ambushed men behind their temple ?ai?, We have the king of Mexico betrayed. --Dryden. 2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.
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