bushwhack

Verb
Synonyms: ambushscupperwaylaylurkambuscadelie in wait

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. wait in hiding to attackSynonyms: ambushscupperwaylaylurkambuscadelie in wait
  2. live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla
  3. cut one's way through the woods or bush
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

bushwhack \bush"whack`\ v. t. to lie in ambush for, lie in wait for.

Syn: ambush, scupper, lie for, waylay, lurk, ambuscade. [WordNet 1.5]

bushwhack \bush"whack`\ v. i.

1.to live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla. [WordNet 1.5]

2.to cut one's way through the woods or bush. [WordNet 1.5]

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