lash out

lash out

vb (intr, adverb)

1. to burst into or resort to verbal or physical attack

2. Brit informal to be extravagant, as in spending

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

lash out - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" attack, assail, assault, snipe, round criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" claw - attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival" vitriol - subject to bitter verbal abuse rip - criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" whang - attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan" barrage, bombard - address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" scald, blister, whip - subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" rubbish - attack strongly

Translations

? lash out

vi

(physically) → (wild) um sich schlagen or hauen; (horse) → ausschlagen; to lash out at somebody → auf jdn losgehen; she lashed out with a knife → sie stieß mit einem Messer; he lashed out with his fists → er schlug mit den Fäusten zu

(in words) → vom Leder ziehen (inf); to lash out against or at somebody/something → gegen jdn/etw wettern; “TUC boss lashes out” → „Gewerkschaftsboss holt zum Schlag aus“

(inf: with money) → sich in Unkosten stürzen; to lash out on something → sich (dat) → etw was kosten lassen (inf); I’m going to lash out on a new car → ich werde mir ein neues Auto leisten; now we can really lash out → jetzt können wir uns wirklich mal etwas leisten

vt insep sum of money → springen lassen