Bushwhack
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intransitive verb.
To force one's way through a forested or overgrown area where no path exists.
intransitive verb.
To travel through or live in the woods.
intransitive verb.
To fight as a guerrilla in the woods.
intransitive verb.
To attack suddenly from a place of concealment.
synonym
:
ambush
.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To act in the manner of a bushwhacker: sojourn in or beat about the bush
engage in guerrilla warfare and fire from behind the bushes.
To cut bushes with a bushwhacker.
To hunt clucks by approaching them in a boat which has a screen around it to conceal the occupants.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intransitive verb.
to live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla.
intransitive verb.
to cut one's way through the woods or bush.
transitive verb.
to lie in ambush for, lie in wait for.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
to
travel
through thick
wooded
country
, cutting away
scrub
to make
progress
verb.
to
fight
, as a
guerilla
, especially in wooded country
verb.
to
ambush
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
wait in hiding to attack
verb.
cut one's way through the woods or bush
verb.
live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla
Word Usage
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Etymologically Related
bushwhacker
bushwhacking
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
live
make
wait
work
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
ambuscade
ambush
ambush
assail
assault
verb-form
bushwhacked
bushwhacking
bushwhacks