Am″bush (ăm″bo͝osh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ambushed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Ambushing.] [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F. embûcher, 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.
By ambushed men behind their temple laid,
We have the king of Mexico betrayed.
Dryden.
2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.