Ambush and Kidnap

Ambush

Ambush verb - To lie in wait for and attack by surprise.

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Kidnap and ambush are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kidnap" instead a verb "Ambush".

Nearby Words: ambushed, ambushing

Kidnap verb - To carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully.

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Ambush and kidnap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ambush" instead a verb "Kidnap".

Nearby Words: kidnapping, kidnapper, kidnaping

girl	ambush girl	kidnap girl
character	ambush character	kidnap character
woman	ambush woman	kidnap woman
people	ambush people	kidnap people
Other words: men, someone, way, characters, heroine, women, officers.

Once inside, Scaglietti's elites, however, were able to... ambush and kidnap a lone TSAB officer.

Source: Analysis / Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
The plot goes like this: the current Big Bad wants the Monster of the Week to ambush and kidnap one of the heroes, but it just so happens that said hero has arranged for a friend or current love interest to meet with him or her somewhere, and when the monster shows up, guess what happens?

Source: Mistaken Identity
In Children of Men, Theo is right there to overhear the members of The Fishes disclose the earlier ambush to be an inside job and that are they are about to kill him and kidnap Kee.

Source: Exact Eaves Dropping

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