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lie in wait

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wait in hiding to attack

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Variants

synonym
ambush
pasttense
lieed in wait
presentparticiple
lying in wait
thirdpersonsingular
lies in wait
pastparticiple
lieed in wait

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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wait in hiding to attack
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
wait in hiding to attack
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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