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BUSHWHACKING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bushwhacking mean?
• BUSHWHACKING (adjective)
The adjective BUSHWHACKING has 1 sense:
1. lying in ambush
Familiarity information: BUSHWHACKING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lying in ambush
Context example:
bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush
Similar:
concealed (hidden on any grounds for any motive)
Context examples
What of his bushwhacking and waylaying tactics, the young dogs were afraid to run by themselves.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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