What does bushwhacking mean?

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bush·whack·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bushwhackingadjective

    lying in ambush

    "bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush"

Wiktionary

  1. bushwhackingnoun

    travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress

  2. bushwhackingnoun

    fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country

  3. bushwhackingnoun

    criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions

Wikipedia

  1. bushwhacking

    Bushwhacking was a form of guerrilla warfare during the American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and American Civil War.

ChatGPT

  1. bushwhacking

    Bushwhacking refers to making one's way through dense vegetation or thickets by cutting or pushing aside branches and shrubs, often off-trail. It can also refer to surprise attacks or ambushes, typically in a context of guerrilla warfare.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bushwhackingnoun

    traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream

  2. Bushwhackingnoun

    the crimes or warfare of bushwhackers

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bushwhacking in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bushwhacking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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