1. (v. t.) To choose; to select.

2. (v. t.) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death.

3. (v. i.) To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.

4. (n.) Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing.

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