40
trap(noun, verb, break, take, force)
27
attack(noun, verb, drop, bother, harm)
20
snare(noun, verb, take, force, remove)
20
surprise(verb, take, attack, disturb, catch)
18
waylay(verb, take, attack, disturb, discover)
16
ambuscade(noun, verb, attack, trap, waylay)
14
lurk(verb, attack, follow, slip, hide)
13
bushwhack(verb, take, attack, disturb, discover)
13
pitfall(noun, position, trick, deception, trap)
12
trick(noun, position, draw, fake, informal)
12
jump(verb, drop, charge, beat, attack)
9
defeat(noun, verb, upset, break, beat)
8
camouflage(noun, position, draw, fake, call)
8
intercept(verb, stop, attack, hide, seize)
8
lie in wait(verb, expression, idiom, take, attack)
8
entrap(verb, upset, take, beat, attack)
7
assault(noun, verb, charge, beat, attack)
7
assail(verb, charge, beat, attack, hurt)
7
lying in wait(noun, expression, idiom)
6
ensnare(verb, take, attack, catch, lie)
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