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(bo̵os̸h′hwak′, -wak′)

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intransitive verb

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

Origin: prob. < bush + whack

transitive verb

to ambush

Related Forms:

bushwhacker noun
bushwhacking noun

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verb bush·whacked, bush·whack·ing, bush·whacks

verb, intransitive

To make one's way through thick woods by cutting away bushes and branches.
To travel through or live in the woods.
To fight as a guerrilla in the woods.

verb, transitive

To attack suddenly from a place of concealment; ambush. See Synonyms at ambush.

Related Forms:

bushˈwhackˌer noun

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