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bushwhack

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bushwhack

1
v
cut one's way through the woods or bush
2
v
wait in hiding to attack
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bushwhack
1

v cut one's way through the woods or bush

Type of:
make, work
proceed along a path

v live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla

Type of:
live
lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
2

v wait in hiding to attack

Synonyms:
ambuscade, ambush, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay
Type of:
wait
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
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