bushwhack

[ boosh-hwak, -wak ]

/ ˈbʊʃˌʰwæk, -ˌwæk /

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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.

Origin of bushwhack

An Americanism first recorded in 1830–40; back formation from bushwhacker

Words nearby bushwhack

bush tit, bush tucker, bushveld, bushwa, bushwalking, bushwhack, bushwhacker, bush wren, bushy, bushy-tailed, busily

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Example sentences from the Web for bushwhack

Figured that in my stocking feet I could creep up on the two fellows who were trying to bushwhack you.
Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning|Graham M. Dean
He was also the Newt who had tried to bushwhack Chuck on the trail.
Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning|Graham M. Dean

British Dictionary definitions for bushwhack

bushwhack

/ (ˈbʊʃˌwæk) /

verb

(tr) US, Canadian and Australian to ambush

(intr) US, Canadian and Australian to cut or beat one's way through thick woods

(intr) US, Canadian and Australian to range or move around in woods or the bush

(intr) US and Canadian to fight as a guerrilla in wild or uncivilized regions

(intr) NZ to work in the bush, esp at timber felling

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单词	bushwhack
释义	bushwhack [ boosh-hwak, -wak ] / ˈbʊʃˌʰwæk, -ˌwæk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bushwhack ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of bushwhack An Americanism first recorded in 1830–40; back formation from bushwhacker Words nearby bushwhack bush tit, bush tucker, bushveld, bushwa, bushwalking, bushwhack, bushwhacker, bush wren, bushy, bushy-tailed, busily Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bushwhack Figured that in my stocking feet I could creep up on the two fellows who were trying to bushwhack you. Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning\|Graham M. Dean He was also the Newt who had tried to bushwhack Chuck on the trail. Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning\|Graham M. Dean British Dictionary definitions for bushwhack bushwhack / (ˈbʊʃˌwæk) / verb (tr) US, Canadian and Australian to ambush (intr) US, Canadian and Australian to cut or beat one's way through thick woods (intr) US, Canadian and Australian to range or move around in woods or the bush (intr) US and Canadian to fight as a guerrilla in wild or uncivilized regions (intr) NZ to work in the bush, esp at timber felling Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bushwhack surprise, assault, attack, waylay
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bushwhack

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of bushwhack

Words nearby bushwhack

Example sentences from the Web for bushwhack

British Dictionary definitions for bushwhack

verb

Words related to bushwhack