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bushwhack Definition and Meaning in English (bushwhack definition)

verb
Synonyms:ambushwaylaysurprise attack
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Bushwhack definition: To ambush someone, especially from a hidden position in dense vegetation.

Definitions of Bushwhack

  1. 1verb

    To ambush someone, especially from a hidden position in dense vegetation.

  2. 2verb

    To make one's way through dense undergrowth or forest, often by cutting a path.

Example Sentences

casual

“The bandits planned to bushwhack the travelers on the mountain pass.”

casual

“We had to bushwhack through the thick jungle to reach the hidden waterfall.”

Synonyms

ambushwaylaysurprise attack

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Inflected Word Forms

third person singularbushwhacks
past tensebushwhacked
present participlebushwhacking
agent nounbushwhacker

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