n.
Pronunciation: ' am- ˌ bu ̇ sh
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English embushen, from Anglo-French embuscher, from en in (fr. Latin in ) + busche log, firewood
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to station in ambush
2 : to attack from an ambush : WAYLAY
intransitive verb : to lie in wait : LURK
– am · bush · er noun
– am · bush · ment \ -m ə nt \ noun