Lash-out definition
To make a fierce verbal attack.
The man lashed out at me when I asked if it was his own hair.
verb
To suddenly attack violently.
verb
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The man lashed out at me when I asked if it was his own hair.
They often lash out suddenly, sometimes for no obvious reason.
These are the times when they may unintentionally lash out at other children, even children to whom they are close.
Scorpio can lash out and slice you in two with his bitter tirade.
She lifted her chin, defying him to lash out at her again.
In jumping an ordinary hedge or ditch at moderate speed, there is of course a moment of time during which the horse is on his hind legs, and in theory the rider should then lean forward, but, in practice, this position is so momentary, and the lash out of the hind legs in the spring is so powerful, that it is best not to lean forward at all, because of the difficulty, if not impossibility, of getting back in time for the reverse movement, when the rider should be preparing to render the horse some assistance with the bridle as his feet touch the ground.