bushwhack

Definition of Bushwhack in English :

see synonyms of bushwhack

Verb

1. ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay

wait in hiding to attack

2. bushwhack

live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla

3. bushwhack

cut one's way through the woods or bush

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bushwhack

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verb

1. (transitive) US, Canadian and Australian

to ambush

2. (intransitive) US, Canadian and Australian

to cut or beat one's way through thick woods

3. (intransitive) US, Canadian and Australian

to range or move around in woods or the bush

4. (intransitive) US and Canadian

to fight as a guerrilla in wild or uncivilized regions

5. (intransitive) New Zealand

to work in the bush, esp at timber felling

Bushwhack

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verb intransitive

1.

to beat or cut one's way through bushes

2.

to move a boat along a stream by pulling at the bushes on the bank

3.

to engage in guerrilla fighting, attacking from ambush

verb transitive

4.

to ambush

Bushwhack

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v. bush·whacked, bush·whack·ing, bush·whacks

v. intr.

1. To force one's way through a forested or overgrown area where no path exists: “Often on the verge of starvation, they bushwhacked through muskeg, forded ice-cold streams and rivers ... determined to conquer a daunting land deemed impassable” (Brenda Koller).

2. To travel through or live in the woods.

3. To fight as a guerrilla in the woods.

v. tr.

To attack suddenly from a place of concealment. See Synonyms at ambush.

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