14
trap(noun, verb, attack, catch, trick)
11
ambush(noun, verb, take, attack, position)
9
waylay(verb, attack, ambush, intercept)
8
bushwhack(verb, attack, contain, trap, assault)
8
lurk(verb, attack, contain, trap, assault)
6
lie in wait(verb, expression, idiom, attack, hide)
5
scupper
4
lying in wait(noun, expression, idiom)
4
surprise(verb, take, attack, catch, fool)
3
attack(verb, hide, assault, surprise, assail)
2
camouflage(noun, trap, ambush)
2
ensnare(verb, take, catch, trap, assault)
2
skulk(verb, attack, hide, assault, surprise)
2
snare
2
surprise attack(expression, idiom)
1
abstain
1
ambushment(noun, trick, trap, shelter)
1
assail(verb, attack, hide, contain, trap)
1
assault(verb, attack, contain, trap, surround)
1
blind
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