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BUSHWHACK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wait in hiding to attack

Synonyms:

ambuscade; ambush; bushwhack; lie in wait; lurk; scupper; waylay

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "bushwhack" is one way to...):

wait (stay in one place and anticipate or expect something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

bushwhacker (a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cut one's way through the woods or bush

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "bushwhack" is one way to...):

make; work (proceed along a path)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "bushwhack" is one way to...):

live (lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

bushwhacker (a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War)

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