to attack sb/sth violently by fighting them or criticizing them :
I just hit out blindly in all directions.
In a rousing speech the minister hit out at racism in the armed forces.
to attack sb/sth violently by fighting them or criticizing them :
I just hit out blindly in all directions.
In a rousing speech the minister hit out at racism in the armed forces.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005