lie in wait lie-in • lie low · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · lie in wait · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) wait in hiding to attack. Synonyms: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait. · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · ambush · · Synonym 1 scupper · · Synonym 2 bushwhack · · Synonym 3 waylay · · Synonym 4 lurk · · Synonym 5 ambuscade · · Synonym 6 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077