Verb
wait in hiding to attack
Source: WordNetOld men only lie in wait for people to ask them to talk. Then they rattle on like a rusty elevator wheezing up a shaft. Ray Bradbury
Angel sharks and wobbegongs use camouflage to lie in wait and suck prey into their mouths. citation Many benthic sharks feed solely on crustaceans which they crush with their flat molariform teeth. Source: Internet
During the Guadalcanal and Solomon Island campaigns in 1942–1943, the PT boats of Squadrons (RON) 2, 3, 5 and 6 would lie in wait to ambush a target from torpedo range, generally about convert. Source: Internet
More opportunities also lie in wait from the way the university conducts its learning, which incorporates project-based research and innovation. Source: Internet
Once St Helena’s location was more widely known, English ships of war began to lie in wait in the area to attack Portuguese India carracks on their way home. Source: Internet
This washes the prey into the water, where other killer whales lie in wait. Source: Internet