English verb: bushwhack | |||
1. | bushwhack (competition) wait in hiding to attack | ||
Synonyms | ambuscade, ambush, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wait | ||
2. | bushwhack (stative) live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | live | ||
3. | bushwhack (motion) cut one's way through the woods or bush | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | make, work | ||