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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.

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bushwhack [ˈbʊʃˌwæk]

vb

1. (tr) US, Canadian, and Austral to ambush

2. (intr) US, Canadian, and Austral to cut or beat one's way through thick woods

3. (intr) US, Canadian, and Austral to range or move around in woods or the bush

4. (Military) (intr) US and Canadian to fight as a guerrilla in wild or uncivilized regions

5. (intr) NZ to work in the bush, esp at timber felling

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"

Translations

bushwhack [ˈbʊʃˌwæk] (US)

A. VI → abrirse camino por el bosque

B. VT (= ambush) → tender una emboscada a