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bushwhack definition

☆ bush·whack (bo̵os̸h′hwak′, -wak′)

intransitive verb

  1. to beat or cut one's way through bushes
  2. to move a boat along a stream by pulling at the bushes on the bank
  3. to engage in guerrilla fighting, attacking from ambush

Etymology: prob. < bush + whack

transitive verb

to ambush

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