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- DictionaryBushwhacked/ˈbʊʃwakt/
adjective
- 1. exhausted or worn out: North American "it's been a long day and we're completely bushwhacked"
The meaning of BUSHWHACK is to attack (someone) by surprise from a hidden place : ambush. How to use bushwhack in a sentence.
Bushwhack definition: to make one's way through woods by cutting at undergrowth, branches, etc.. See examples of BUSHWHACK used in a sentence.
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.
Bushwhacking was a form of guerrilla warfare common during the American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, American Civil War and other conflicts in which there were large areas of contested land and few governmental resources to control these tracts.
(North American English) [transitive] bushwhack somebody to attack somebody very suddenly from a hidden position synonym ambush. (North American English) [intransitive] to fight as a guerrilla. See bushwhack in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: bushwhack.
Jun 1, 2024 · bushwhack in British English. (ˈbʊʃˌwæk ) verb. 1. (transitive) US, Canadian and Australian. to ambush. 2. (intransitive) US, Canadian and Australian. to cut or beat one's way through thick woods. 3. (intransitive) US, Canadian and Australian. to range or move around in woods or the bush.
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.
BUSHWHACK meaning: 1 : to clear a path through thick woods by cutting down bushes and low tree branches; 2 : to attack (someone) suddenly.
verb. cut one's way through the woods or bush. see more. verb. live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla. see more. verb. wait in hiding to attack. synonyms: ambuscade, ambush, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Bushwhack."
Bushwhack definition: To force one's way through a forested or overgrown area where no path exists.
