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Lay Into (Verb)

Meaning

Hit violently, as in an attack.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • The boxer began to lay into his opponent with a flurry of punches in the final round.
  • After months of planning, the gangsters prepared to lay into the rival crew's hideout with machine guns.
  • As the argument escalated, the comedian's jokes started to lay into the opposing politician's reputation.
  • Witnesses reported that the group of thugs began to lay into the victim mercilessly with baseball bats.
  • The detective's sharp questions started to lay into the suspect's alibi, poking holes in the story.

Synonyms

  • Tear Into
  • Lace Into
  • Pitch Into
  • Lam Into

Hypernyms

  • Hit
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