Bushwhacking
verb
To move through thick bushes by manually pushing them aside.
We had to bushwhack through the dense jungle to reach the waterfall.
Often appears as...
- bushwhack through
- bushwhack past
noun
An attack or ambush from a hidden place, especially in a forest or jungle.
The soldiers were on high alert for any potential bushwhackings from the enemy.
Often appears as...
- potential bushwhacking
- unsuspecting bushwhacking
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To attack or ambush from a hidden place, especially in a forest or jungle.
The enemy bushwhacked the soldiers while they were resting in the jungle.
Often appears as...
- bushwhack enemy
- bushwhack soldiers
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To move through thick bushes by manually pushing them aside.
We had to bushwhack through the dense jungle to reach the waterfall.
Often appears as...
- bushwhack through
- bushwhack past
noun
An attack or ambush from a hidden place, especially in a forest or jungle.
The soldiers were on high alert for any potential bushwhackings from the enemy.
Often appears as...
- potential bushwhacking
- unsuspecting bushwhacking
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To attack or ambush from a hidden place, especially in a forest or jungle.
The enemy bushwhacked the soldiers while they were resting in the jungle.
Often appears as...
- bushwhack enemy
- bushwhack soldiers
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Jungle Exploration
Used when describing difficult travel through overgrown vegetation, not casual walks.
It was exhausting to bushwhack through the overgrown path.
Pro Tip 2/3Physically Demanding
Implies a physical effort to clear a path in wild or rural areas.
They had to bushwhack for hours to clear the trail.
Pro Tip 3/3Adventure Setting
Often used when talking about adventures or exploration in stories or real life.
The explorers bushwhacked across the island to find the hidden temple.
Pro Tip 1/3Jungle Exploration
Used when describing difficult travel through overgrown vegetation, not casual walks.
It was exhausting to bushwhack through the overgrown path.
Pro Tip 2/3Physically Demanding
Implies a physical effort to clear a path in wild or rural areas.
They had to bushwhack for hours to clear the trail.
Pro Tip 3/3Adventure Setting
Often used when talking about adventures or exploration in stories or real life.
The explorers bushwhacked across the island to find the hidden temple.
Pro Tip 1/3Jungle Exploration
Used when describing difficult travel through overgrown vegetation, not casual walks.
It was exhausting to bushwhack through the overgrown path.
Pro Tip 2/3Physically Demanding
Implies a physical effort to clear a path in wild or rural areas.
They had to bushwhack for hours to clear the trail.
Pro Tip 3/3Adventure Setting
Often used when talking about adventures or exploration in stories or real life.
The explorers bushwhacked across the island to find the hidden temple.
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Video examples
Ep 1: Military - Video...
crest trekking through the snow to bushwhacking to rappelling to the scree two more bushwhacking man it was a long hard descent but with our teamwork and with positive motivation PMA we accomplish any mission that just led us
Video examples
Ep 1: Military - Video...
crest trekking through the snow to bushwhacking to rappelling to the scree two more bushwhacking man it was a long hard descent but with our teamwork and with positive motivation PMA we accomplish any mission that just led us
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Joseph Monninger
American Writer
Fishing the small streams of New Hampshire is a pastime that combines hiking, map reading, and bushwhacking - plenty of it.
Quote examples
Joseph Monninger
American Writer
Fishing the small streams of New Hampshire is a pastime that combines hiking, map reading, and bushwhacking - plenty of it.
Example 1 of 1
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