"bushwack" meaning in English

See bushwack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: bushwacks [present, singular, third-person], bushwacking [participle, present], bushwacked [participle, past], bushwacked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} bushwack (third-person singular simple present bushwacks, present participle bushwacking, simple past and past participle bushwacked)
  1. Alternative spelling of bushwhack Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bushwhack
    Sense id: en-bushwack-en-verb-YT5HiOXw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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