BUSHWHACK


Meaning of BUSHWHACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbu̇sh-ˌhwak, -ˌwak ]

verb

Etymology: back-formation from bushwhacker

Date: 1866

transitive verb

: ambush ; broadly : to attack suddenly : assault

intransitive verb

: to clear a path through thick woods especially by chopping down bushes and low branches

• bush·whack·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.