Bushwhack (verb)

To make one's way through dense underbrush or a wilderness area, typically by cutting or hacking at the foliage.

Origin:

The word bushwhack is derived from the words "bush" which means a dense growth of shrubs and small trees and "whack" which means to strike or hit. the word bushwhack is used to describe the act of hacking one"s way through dense underbrush or clearing a path through the wilderness.

Examples:

1. We had to bushwhack our way through the dense jungle to reach the waterfall.
2. The hikers had to bushwhack a path through the thick underbrush to reach the summit.
3. It was slow going as we had to bushwhack our way through the dense forest.
4. The hunters bushwhacked their way through the thick brush to reach the hunting ground.
5. The trail had been overgrown, and we had to bushwhack to get through.