lie in ambush

English

Alternative forms

  • wait in ambush

Verb

lie in ambush (third-person singular simple present lies in ambush, present participle lying in ambush, simple past lay in ambush, past participle lain in ambush)

  1. to be hidden waiting to ambush or attack someone

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