lie in wait

: to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position : be prostrate : rest, recline

: to assume a horizontal position

: to reside temporarily : stay for the night : lodge

: lay

: the position or situation in which something lies (see ¹lie)

: the haunt of an animal (such as a fish) : covert

: to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive

: to create a false or misleading impression

: to bring about by telling lies

: an assertion of something known or believed by the speaker or writer to be untrue with intent to deceive

: an untrue or inaccurate statement that may or may not be believed true by the speaker or writer

: something that misleads or deceives

: to stay in place in expectation of : await

: to delay serving (a meal)

: to serve as waiter for

: a hidden or concealed position

: a state or attitude of watchfulness and expectancy

: one of a band of public musicians in England employed to play for processions or public entertainments