verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To travel through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress.
2. 2
   wait in hiding to attack wordnet
3. 3
   To fight, as a guerrilla, especially in wooded country.
4. 4
   cut one's way through the woods or bush wordnet
5. 5
   To ambush.

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6. 6
   live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ambushambuscadeambushassailassaultastonish

Etymology

From bush + whack.

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