lash out
phrasal verblash out (at somebody/something)
- to suddenly try to hit somebody/something
- She suddenly lashed out at the boy.
- He lashed out with his riding whip.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- to criticize somebody in an angry way
- In a bitter article he lashed out at his critics.
- She suddenly lashed out in anger.