Wordcyclopedia | English | performing an ambush

— noun (= acting) the performance of a part or role in a drama

— An (or a) is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. I just ate an apple. It is indeed an honor to have met you today.

— An ambush is a surprise attack. It was a clever ambush; they didn't see us coming until it was too late.

— If you ambush someone, you wait and then attack by surprise. We waited until they were close and then we jumped out and ambushed them.