simple past tense and past participle of ambush

Having been the target of an ambush. / (figuratively) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.

plural of ambush

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush

plural of ambush predator

(biology, ethology) A carnivorous animal that prefers to capture or trap prey by stealth or strategy, rather than by speed or strength.

A television format in which guests are deliberately tricked into embarrassing or upsetting confrontations.

(business) A marketing strategy wherein advertisers associate themselves with, and therefore capitalize on, a particular event without paying any sponsorship fee.

(journalism) The tactic used by a news reporter who intercepts an uncooperative person in an unexpected place, such as a sidewalk or parking lot, in order to put questions to that individual and elicit spur-of-the-moment responses.

plural of ambush bug