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BUSHWHACK
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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)
