Bushwhacking

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bush·whack (b

, -w

)

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.

bushwhacker n.

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Adj.

bushwhacking - lying in ambush; "bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush"

concealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"

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