"nail someone to the wall" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: nails someone to the wall [present, singular, third-person], nailing someone to the wall [participle, present], nailed someone to the wall [participle, past], nailed someone to the wall [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|nail<,,nailed,nailed> someone to the wall}} nail someone to the wall (third-person singular simple present nails someone to the wall, present participle nailing someone to the wall, simple past and past participle nailed someone to the wall)
  1. to punish or discipline extremely harshly
    Sense id: en-nail_someone_to_the_wall-en-verb-9i0a5o-h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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