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单词 bushrange
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Definition of bushrange in English:

bushrange

verbˈbʊʃreɪndʒ
[with object]Australian, NZ historical

  • Hold up and rob people, especially travellers.

    I keep the gear close to me for fear of seeing it bushranged
    no object he fell in with other chaps and began to bushrange seriously
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They could confidently be expected to bushrange in Sydney for a fairly long season.
    • He bushranges his way to fame and success.
    • This forced them to venture from their camouflaged dwellings and barren nooks to hunt, fish, and bushrange.
    • He chose to bushrange and never blamed anybody for driving him to it.
    • I couldn't bushrange or anything with a clear conscience in the future if I had a thing like this hanging over me.
    Synonyms
    rob, commit armed robbery on, make an armed raid on

Origin

Early 19th century: a back-formation from bushranger.
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