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Clearing a path through thick woods especially by chopping down vegetation .

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Usage examples (37)
  • bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush
  • Verb (used with object) : They bushwhacked our high school team when they used college players
  • This is what I call bushwhacking, a sort of argument that they must know any child can see through.
  • Firstly: Collette's family has experienced this kind of "bushwhacking" behaviour from the people who are supposed to care for her Dad.
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