bushwhack
1. [ verb ] wait in hiding to attack
Synonyms: ambush lie_in_wait waylay ambuscade lurk scupper
Related terms: wait ambush ambusher
2. [ verb ] live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla
Related terms: live bushwhacker
3. [ verb ] cut one's way through the woods or bush
Related terms: make_one's_way make
Similar spelling:   Busack