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trap(noun, verb, break, force)
20
snare(noun, verb, force, remove)
20
surprise(verb, attack, disturb, catch)
18
waylay(verb, attack, disturb, discover)
16
ambuscade(noun, verb, attack, trap, waylay)
13
bushwhack(verb, attack, disturb, discover)
8
lie in wait(verb, expression, idiom, attack)
8
entrap(verb, upset, beat, attack)
6
ensnare(verb, attack, catch, lie)
5
pounce(noun, verb, force, attack)
4
net(noun, verb, attack, catch)
3
lay for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack)
3
seize(verb, stop, force, attack)
2
bust(verb, force, charge, beat)
2
catch off-guard(expression, disturb, discover, seize)
2
catch unawares(expression, disturb, discover, seize)
2
come down on(expression, idiom, disturb, discover)
2
decoy(noun, verb, attack, draw)
2
drop in on(expression, idiom, disturb, discover)
2
grasp(verb, force, disturb, catch)
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