bushwhack

bush·whack

B5587700 (bo͝osh′wăk′, -hwăk′) v. bush·whacked, bush·whack·ing, bush·whacks v. intr. 1. To force one's way through a forested or overgrown area where no path exists: "Often on the verge of starvation, they bushwhacked through muskeg, forded ice-cold streams and rivers ... determined to conquer a daunting land deemed impassable" (Brenda Koller). 2. To travel through or live in the woods. 3. To fight as a guerrilla in the woods. v. tr. To attack suddenly from a place of concealment. See Synonyms at ambush.

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[Back-formation from bushwhacker.]

bushwhack

(ˈbʊʃˌwæk) vb1. (tr) US and Canadian and Austral to ambush2. (intr) US and Canadian and Austral to cut or beat one's way through thick woods3. (intr) US and Canadian and Austral to range or move around in woods or the bush4. (Military) (intr) US and Canadian to fight as a guerrilla in wild or uncivilized regions5. (intr) NZ to work in the bush, esp at timber felling

bush•whack

(ˈbʊʃˌʰwæk, -ˌwæk)
v.i. 1. to make one's way through woods by cutting at undergrowth, branches, etc. 2. to pull a boat upstream from on board by grasping bushes, rocks, etc., on the shore. 3. to fight as a bushwhacker or guerrilla in the bush. v.t. 4. to fight as a bushwhacker; ambush. [1830–40, Amer.]

bushwhack

Past participle: bushwhacked
Gerund: bushwhacking

Imperative
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Present
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Preterite
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Present Continuous
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Present Perfect
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Past Continuous
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Past Perfect
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Future
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Future Perfect
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Future Continuous
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Present Perfect Continuous
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Future Perfect Continuous
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Past Perfect Continuous
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Conditional
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Past Conditional
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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	bushwhack - wait in hiding to attack ambuscade, ambush, lie in wait, scupper, waylay, lurkwait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
	2.	bushwhack - live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerillalive - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
	3.	bushwhack - cut one's way through the woods or bushwork, make - proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"

bushwhack

verbTo attack suddenly and without warning:ambuscade, ambush, surprise, waylay.

Translations

farsi strada a colpi [nella foresta]