bushwhacking

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb wait in hiding to attack
  2. verb live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla
  3. verb cut one's way through the woods or bush

Synonyms

ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait

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