bushwhack

bush·whack  (bshhwk, -wk)

v. bush·whacked, bush·whack·ing, bush·whacks

v.intr.

1. To make one's way through thick woods by cutting away bushes and branches.

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; ambush. See Synonyms at ambush.

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bushwhacker n.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	bushwhack - wait in hiding to attack             ambuscade, ambush, lie in wait, scupper, waylay, lurk wait - 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 guerilla live - 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 bush work, make - proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"