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noun(sur-prise)an attack made without warning
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noun(sur-prise)a taking unawares
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noun(sur-prise)something that surprises
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verb(sur-prise)to attack unexpectedly; also : to capture by an unexpected attack
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verb(sur-prise)to take unawares
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verb(sur-prise)to detect or elicit by a taking unawares
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geographical name(sur-prise)city in south central Arizona west of Phoenix population 117,517
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noun(sur-prise)a secretly planned party for someone who is not told about it until he or she arrives
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idiom(sur-prise)—used to say in a joking or ironic way that something is not surprising at all
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idiom(sur-prise)—used to say that someone will be very surprised by something
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idiom(sur-prise)to happen to (someone or something) unexpectedly : to surprise (someone or something)
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idiom(sur-prise)to attack, capture, or approach (someone or something) without warning
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idiom(sur-prise)to affect (someone) in a sudden, unexpected and surprising way
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idiom(sur-prise)to be unexpected
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idiom(sur-prise)to be expected