lying in wait
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Types & categories
- surprise attack hypernym
- dry-gulching hyponym
Related & opposite
- ambush derivation
- still-hunt derivation
Sense 2 adjective
waiting in concealment; in ambush
an army lying in wait in the forest
Related & opposite
- concealed similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ambush |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | still-hunt |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | surprise attack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dry-gulching |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | concealed |