/ ˈbʊʃwæk; NAmE / verb
1.
[ v ] to live or travel in wild country
2.
[ v + adv. / prep. ] to cut your way through bushes, plants, etc. in wild country :
We had to bushwhack through undergrowth.
3.
[ vn ] to attack sb very suddenly from a hidden position
SYN ambush
4.
[ v ] to fight as a guerrilla
► bush·whacking noun [ U ]