bushwhack

• Verbe signifiant tendre une embuscade, attaquer depuis une cachette, ou se frayer un chemin à travers une végétation dense en la coupant.

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.

   embusquer

   • 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.

   Synonymesambuscadeambushlie 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.

   vivre en hors-la-loi dans la brousse

   • 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.

   Synonymeshide outlie low

3. Cut through dense vegetationC1informalamerican

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

   Frayer un chemin dans la végétation dense

   • 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.

   Synonymesblazeclearcuthackpush through