bushwhack meaning

UK US /ˈbʊʃwæk/ 2 syllables

bushwhack (verb): wait in hiding to attack.

bushwhack has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

bushwhack as a verb

  1. wait in hiding to attack

    Synonyms: ambush, scupper, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait

    Type of: wait

    Related forms: bushwhacker

  2. live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla

    Type of: live

    Related forms: bushwhacker

  3. cut one's way through the woods or bush

    Type of: make

How to pronounce bushwhack

bushwhack is pronounced /ˈbʊʃwæk/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 26 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in CK · 9-letter words

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