ambush
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Sense: Noun: surprise attack
Synonyms:
attack Collocations, surprise attack, surprise Collocations, trap Collocations, entrapment, ambuscade, raid Collocations, deception Collocations, trick Collocations, snare Collocations, booby trap, net Collocations, pitfall Collocations
Sense: Verb: attack people by surprise
Synonyms:
attack Collocations, surprise Collocations, set a trap for, trap Collocations, waylay, assault Collocations, assail, catch sb off guard, catch sb unawares, take sb unawares, take sb by surprise, lie in ambush, lie in wait for, ensnare, entrap, lure sb into a trap, swoop down on, ambuscade, descend on, descend upon, set upon, pounce on