HIT OUT


Meaning of HIT OUT in English

1.

If you ~ at someone, you try to hit them, although you may miss them. (mainly BRIT)

I used to ~ at my husband and throw things at him...

I had never punched anybody in my life but I ~ and gave him a black eye.

= lash out

PHRASAL VERB: V P at n, V P

2.

If you ~ at someone or something, you criticize them strongly because you do not agree with them. (JOURNALISM)

The President took the opportunity to ~ at what he sees as foreign interference...

Brazilian soccer boss Carlos Parreira ~ angrily last night after his side were barred from training at Wembley.

= lash out

PHRASAL VERB: V P at/against n, V P

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .