1. attack in speech or writing; - Example: "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lash out
v 1: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-
leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn:
attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe,
assault]