bushwhack | Definition of bushwhack

Synonyms and Antonyms of bushwhack

to take sudden, violent action against

a remote area of the park in which gangs of hoodlums have been known to bushwhack lone joggers

Synonyms of bushwhack

assail, assault, attack, beset, charge, descend (on or upon), go in (on), jump (on), pounce (on or upon), raid, rush, set on, sic (also sick), storm, strike, trash, turn (on)

Words Related to bushwhack

bum-rush, gang up (on), mob, swarm

ambuscade, ambush, surprise (also surprize), waylay

blitz, bomb, bombard, nuke

barrage, cannon, cannonade

bang away (at), batter, buffet, plaster

beleaguer, besiege, press

harry, loot, pillage, plunder, ravage, sack

foray, invade, overrun

Phrases Synonymous with bushwhack

beat up on, fly at, go at, light into, pitch into, round on, set at, set upon, tear into

Near Antonyms of bushwhack

cover, defend, guard, protect, secure, shield