All lie in wait synonyms

verb lie in wait

• wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
• hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
• lurk — lurking
• intercept — to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination: to intercept a messenger.
• sit tight — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
• dwell — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
• stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
• skulk — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
• crouch — If you are crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.
• prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
• creep — When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly.
• startle — to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
• hang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
• delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
• accost — If someone accosts another person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening.
• reside — to apply new siding, as to a house.
• await — If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
• attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
• linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
• tarry — to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
• live — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
• abide — to tolerate; put up with
• stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
• remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
• continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
• snoop — to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
• slink — to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
• sneak — to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
• slide — to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
• snake — any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
• slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
• steal — to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
• wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
• dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
• pussyfoot — to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner.
• hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
• slack — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
• avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
• sidestep — to step to one side.
• bypass — If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly.
• nab — to arrest or capture.
• capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
• seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
• discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
• bushwhack — to ambush
• ambush — If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
• take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
• waylay — to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
• grasp — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.