[bush.whack] vb [back-formation fr. bushwhacker] vt (1866): ambush; broadly: to attack suddenly: assault ~ vi: to clear a path through thick woods esp. by chopping down bushes and low branches -- bush.whack.er n
BUSHWHACK
Meaning of BUSHWHACK in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012