bushwhack

v., -whacked, -whack·ing, -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 bush'whack'er n.

verb

To attack suddenly and without warning: ambuscade, ambush, surprise, waylay. See attack/defend.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: wait in hiding to attack
  Synonyms: ambush, scupper, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait

Meaning #2: live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla

Meaning #3: cut one's way through the woods or bush

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