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bushwhacking

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Fighting as a guerrilla, especially in wooded country.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Criticizing on policies and stances by George W. Bush.

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4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of bushwhack

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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

lying in ambush

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush

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