'bushwhack' definitions:
Definition of 'bushwhack'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'bushwhack'
From: GCIDE
- bushwhack \bush"whack`\ v. t. to lie in ambush for, lie in wait for.
- Syn: ambush, scupper, lie for, waylay, lurk, ambuscade. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'bushwhack'
From: GCIDE
- bushwhack \bush"whack`\ v. i.
- 1. to live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. to cut one's way through the woods or bush. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'bushwhack'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- astonish,
- attack,
- blitz,
- catch off-guard,
- catch unawares,
- come at,
- come down on,
- come from behind,
- come upon unexpectedly,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- do the unexpected,
- drop in on,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- pull up short,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- spring a surprise,
- spring upon,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take by surprise,
- take short,
- take the offensive,
- take unawares,
- wade into