Home › Words › B › bushrangebushrangebushrange means to practise bushranging; to be a bushranger.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bushrange ranks #26,864 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyBack-formation from bushranger.verbTo practise bushranging; to be a bushranger.e.g.“Monte related to Johnnie Gilbert (even if he as a flash cove) because he chose to bushrange and never blamed anybody for driving him to it.” — 1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 37:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bushranging 78% match — The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger. vs bushrange →bushranger 75% match — A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush. vs bushrange →bushbash 63% match — To travel or build a route straight across country rather than following an established track, typically involving forcing one's way through forest and/or undergrowth. vs bushrange →bushwork 60% match — Work carried out in the bushland. vs bushrange →bushman 60% match — A man who lives in or has extensive experience of the Australian bush or outback. vs bushrange →bushwalk 60% match — A hike; an off-road walk in the countryside, possibly wearing a backpack, undertaken as a leisure activity. vs bushrange →bushmanship 59% match — The survival skills of a bushman or any bushperson. vs bushrange →bushment 59% match — An ambush. vs bushrange →