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bushwhack
[ boosh-hwak, -wak ]
verb (used without object)
- to make one's way through woods by cutting at undergrowth, branches, etc.
- to travel through woods.
- to pull a boat upstream from on board by grasping bushes, rocks, etc., on the shore.
- to fight as a bushwhacker or guerrilla in the bush.
verb (used with object)
- to fight as a bushwhacker; ambush.
- to defeat, especially by surprise or in an underhanded way:
They bushwhacked our high school team when they used college players.
bushwhack
/ ˈbʊʃˌwæk /
verb
- tr to ambush
- intr to cut or beat one's way through thick woods
- intr to range or move around in woods or the bush
- intr to fight as a guerrilla in wild or uncivilized regions
- intr to work in the bush, esp at timber felling
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bushwhack1
An Americanism first recorded in 1830–40; back formation from bushwhacker
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Example Sentences
He was also the Newt who had tried to bushwhack Chuck on the trail.
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All your friends that helped bushwhack me will itch to get that five hundred, Sebastian.
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Figured that in my stocking feet I could creep up on the two fellows who were trying to bushwhack you.
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Look out for a big bushwhack, and be prepared to shoot at half a second's notice.
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