1. to clear a path through dense vegetation or wilderness
2. to travel through rough or pathless terrain
3. to attack suddenly from a hidden position
Usage: informal

Examples

• The explorers had to bushwhack through thick jungle to reach the river.
• We bushwhacked our way up the steep mountainside.
• The hiking trail ended, so we decided to bushwhack to the summit.
• They spent hours bushwhacking through the dense forest.
• The bandits would bushwhack travelers on the remote mountain road.
• After leaving the marked trail, we bushwhacked through heavy brush.
• The soldiers were trained to bushwhack enemy patrols.