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lying in wait   (TTS Sound)

The noun lying in wait has 1 sense

• ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap -- (the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise)

The verb lie in wait has 1 sense

• ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait -- (wait in hiding to attack)

The adj lying in wait has 1 sense

• lying in wait -- (waiting in concealment; in ambush; "an army lying in wait in the forest")