| VERB | competition | bushwhack, ambush, scupper, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait | wait in hiding to attack |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | bushwhack | live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla | |
| motion | bushwhack | cut one's way through the woods or bush |
| Sounds | buh'shwae.k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aback ... zodiac: 126 rhymes with aek... | |
| Meaning | wait in hiding to attack. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | ambush, scupper, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait | |
| Broader | wait | Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something |
| Spanish | emboscar, esconderse | |
| Catalan | amagar-se, estar amagat | |
| Nouns | bushwhacker | a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War |
| Meaning | Live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | live | Lead a certain kind of life |
| Nouns | bushwhacker | a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War |
| Meaning | cut one's way through the woods or bush. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | make, work | proceed along a path |
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