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lash out (third-person singular simple present lashes out, present participle lashing out, simple past and past participle lashed out)

1. To make a sudden violent attack.
   • 2019 September 18, Drachinifel, 25:58 from the start, in Battle of Tsushima - When the 2nd Pacific Squadron thought it couldn't get any worse...‎, archived from the original on 4 December 2022:

     Four Japanese torpedo boats launch an attack on the Suvorov. Despite burning steadily for several hours and now taking a torpedo to the stern, the ship still lashes out at its attackers with a few remaining guns. With no pressing need to continue the attack to closer range, the torpedo boats fall back, noting the position for a night attack if Suvorov survives that long.

2. (figurative) To make a fierce verbal attack.

   The man lashed out at me when I asked if it was his own hair.

   • 2021 October 17, Katrin Bennhold, “Fake Polls and Tabloid Coverage on Demand: The Dark Side of Sebastian Kurz”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 November 2021:

     He [Sebastian Kurz] has lashed out at the justice system, accusing prosecutors of being politically motivated.

   • 2025 July 17, Oliver Holmes, “Trump calls Epstein conspiracy a ‘hoax’ and turns on Maga ‘weaklings’”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 10 August 2025:

     Donald Trump has lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible “weaklings” for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry into the late high-profile socialite and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

   • 2025 August 22, Tom Nichols, “MAGA World Is So Close to Getting It”, in The Atlantic‎, archived from the original on 22 August 2025:

     Vice President J. D. Vance has lashed out at [Gavin] Newsom, telling Fox that the Californian’s attacks aren’t landing, because his trolling “ignores the fundamental genius of President Trump’s political success, which is that he’s authentic” […]

3. (intransitive) To splash out (spend a lot of money).

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