bushwhack

• Verbos, das bedeutet, einen Hinterhalt zu legen, aus dem Versteck anzugreifen oder sich einen Weg durch dichtes Gestrüpp zu bahnen.

A verb meaning to ambush, attack from a concealed position, or to clear a path through dense vegetation.

1. Ambush or attack from hidingC1informalamerican

   To wait in a concealed position to attack someone, often used in a military or survival context.

   Aus dem Hinterhalt angreifen

   • The soldiers were ordered to bushwhack the enemy convoy.
   • Bandits would bushwhack travelers along the mountain pass.
   • They planned to bushwhack the patrol at dawn.

   Synonymeambuscadeambushlie in waitsurprisetrapwaylay

2. Live as a fugitive or guerrillaC2informalamerican

   To live or operate in the wilderness as a fugitive or as part of a guerrilla group.

   Im Untergrund leben

   • After the rebellion failed, he had to bushwhack in the remote forests.
   • The rebels bushwhacked for years, evading capture.
   • He chose to bushwhack rather than surrender to the authorities.

   Synonymehide outlie low

3. Cut through dense vegetationC1informalamerican

   To force a path through thick woods or undergrowth by cutting or pushing aside vegetation.

   Sich durch das Unterholz schlagen

   • We had to bushwhack through the jungle to reach the river.
   • The explorers bushwhacked their way up the mountain.
   • Bushwhacking through the dense forest was exhausting.

   Synonymeblazeclearcuthackpush through