bushwhack

[boosh-hwak, -wak] / ˈbʊʃˌʰwæk, -ˌwæk /

VERB

ambush

Synonyms

STRONG

assault attack surprise waylay

Example Sentences

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This was just like one n’em surprise examinations Mr. Travis bushwhacks us with in school.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis