LAY INTO

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does lay into mean? 

• LAY INTO (verb)
  The verb LAY INTO has 1 sense:

1. hit violently, as in an attack

  Familiarity information: LAY INTO used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAY INTO (verb)

Meaning:

Hit violently, as in an attack

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

lace into; lam into; lay into; pitch into; tear into

Hypernyms (to "lay into" is one way to...):

hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to lay into his opponent