Definition of bushwhacking Bushwhacking

/bʊˈʃwæˌkɪŋ/ - [bushwaking] - bush•whack•ing

We found 8 definitions of bushwhacking from 4 different sources.

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What does bushwhacking mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

bushwhacking - lying in ambush; "bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • bushwhacking (Noun)
    travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress.
  • bushwhacking (Noun)
    fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country.
  • bushwhacking (Noun)
    criticizing, by someone or a persons, on policies and stances by W. George W. Bush , in forums and discussions.
  • bushwhacking (Verb)
    Present participle of bushwhack.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bushwhacking (n.)
    Traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream.
  • bushwhacking (n.)
    The crimes or warfare of bushwhackers.

Part of speech

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  • bushwhacking, verb, gerund of bushwhack (infinitive).

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