English verb: lash out | |||
1. | lash out (communication) attack in speech or writing | ||
Samples | The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker. | ||
Synonyms | assail, assault, attack, round, snipe | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abuse, barrage, blackguard, blister, bombard, clapperclaw, claw, rip, rubbish, scald, shout, vitriol, whang, whip | ||