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Definition of flail



Overview of noun flail

The noun flail has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) flail

(an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing)


Overview of verb flail

The verb flail has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) thrash, thresh, lam, flail

(give a thrashing to; beat hard)

2. flail, thresh

(move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing")