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verb

  1. intr, preposition to attack or reply to (someone) with sudden irritation or anger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Turn on, assail, especially verbally. For example, They all rounded on Jake for not upholding the party line . [Mid-1800s]
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