Definition of wail on

wail on    

verb

• to beat; to attack, especially with one's fists.

  The cop wailed on that guy.

  That kid got wailed on.

  Who are those two guys wailing on John?

  • See more words with the same meaning: to attack, to fight.

  Last edited on Jan 31 2012. Submitted by George from ME, USA on Feb 01 1998.

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Other terms relating to 'to attack, to fight':
front	Definitions include: to pretend to be someone else.
beat (one's) *ss	Definitions include: to beat a person.
rassle	Definitions include: to wrestle.
do	Definitions include: to have sex with.
dustup	Definitions include: a disagreement or fight.
rapey	Definitions include: prone to raping.
f*ck up	Definitions include: to severely injure (a person) or damage or ruin (a thing.)
go postal	Definitions include: to perpetrate acts of premeditated violence.
mess up	Definitions include: to severely injure.
take down	Definitions include: to defeat.
put the beat down	Definitions include: to beat someone up, to attack.
take out	Definitions include: to injure or destroy.
scrap	Definitions include: a dirty person who looks like crap.
throw hands	Definitions include: to fight.
beat the hell out of	Definitions include: to violently beat.
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Other terms relating to 'on':
accidentally on purpose	Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive.
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
a lot on (one's) plate	Definitions include: See on (one's) plate.
as much use as a handbrake on a canoe	Definitions include: useless.
as useless as tits on a boar hog	Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic.
back on (one's) feet	Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event.
back on pipe	Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction.
bag on	Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of".
bail on	Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon.
ball on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
bang on	Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
beast on	Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone.
be in on	Definitions include: to be involved with.
be like flies on sh*t	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
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Other terms relating to 'wail':
wail	Definitions include: to sing well.
wailing	Definitions include: mod. excellent.

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