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wail on

verb

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of whale on.

    • The wrench wouldn’t budge, even though Tony was just wailing on it with a big old sledge hammer.
    • I've had two sessions with the fellow I talked to today; a few weeks ago he got me off balance when my tape recorder failed and he never let me up ... but today I wailed on him, no mercy at all, and he blew it completely.
    • I go straight for his head, and start wailing on him, with the broom.

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