Ambush \Am"bush\ ([a^]m"b[oo^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Ambushed} ([a^]m"b[oo^]shd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ambushing}.]
[OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F.
emb[^u]cher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in + LL. boscus,
buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See {Ambuscade},
{Bush}.]
1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
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By ambushed men behind their temple laid,
We have the king of Mexico betrayed. --Dryden.
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2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.
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