Main Entry: bush·whack

Pronunciation: \ˈbu̇sh-ˌhwak, -ˌwak\

Function: verb

Etymology: back-formation from bushwhacker

Date: 1866

transitive verb : ambush; broadly : to attack suddenly : assaultintransitive verb : to clear a path through thick woods especially by chopping down bushes and low branches

— bush·whack·er noun