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Hail

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Noun

1. hail

precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents

2. hail

many objects thrown forcefully through the air

Example Sentences:
'a hail of pebbles'
'a hail of bullets'

3. hail

enthusiastic greeting

Verb

4. acclaim, hail, herald

praise vociferously

Example Sentences:
'The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein'

5. come, hail

be a native of

Example Sentences:
'She hails from Kalamazoo'

6. hail

call for

Example Sentences:
'hail a cab'

7. hail, herald

greet enthusiastically or joyfully

8. hail

precipitate as small ice particles

Example Sentences:
'It hailed for an hour'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hail

see synonyms of hail
noun
1. 
small pellets of ice falling from cumulonimbus clouds when there are very strong rising air currents
2. 
a shower or storm of such pellets
3. 
words, ideas, etc, directed with force and in great quantity
a hail of abuse
4. 
a collection of objects, esp bullets, spears, etc, directed at someone with violent force
verb
5. (intr; with it as subject)
to be the case that hail is falling
6. (often with it as subject)
to fall or cause to fall as or like hail
to hail criticism
bad language hailed about him
verb (mainly tr)
1. 
to greet, esp enthusiastically
the crowd hailed the actress with joy
2. 
to acclaim or acknowledge
they hailed him as their hero
3. 
to attract the attention of by shouting or gesturing
to hail a taxi
to hail a passing ship
4. (intransitive; foll by from)
to be a native (of); originate (in)
she hails from India
noun
5. 
the act or an instance of hailing
6. 
a shout or greeting
7. 
distance across which one can attract attention (esp in the phrase within hail)
sentence substitute
8. poetic
an exclamation of greeting

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Hail

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verb transitive
1. 
to welcome, greet, etc. with or as with cheers; acclaim
2. 
to name by way of tribute; salute as
they hailed him their leader
3. 
to call out to or signal to, as in summoning or greeting
to hail a taxi
noun
4. 
the act of hailing or greeting
5. 
the distance that a shout will carry
within hail
interjection
6. 
used to signify tribute, greeting, etc.
noun
1. 
rounded pieces of ice that are larger than 5 mm (.2 in) and sometimes fall during thunderstorms; frozen raindrops; hailstones
see also sleet
2. 
a falling, showering, etc. of hail, or in the manner of hail
a hail of bullets
verb intransitive
3. 
to drop or pour down hail
usually in an impersonal construction
it is hailing
verb transitive
4. 
to shower, hurl, pour, etc. violently in the manner of hail
often with on or upon
to hail curses on someone

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hail

see synonyms of hail
n.
1. Precipitation in the form of spherical or irregular pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters (0.2 inch) in diameter, usually associated with thunderstorms.
2. Something that falls with the force and quantity of a shower of ice and hard snow: a hail of pebbles; a hail of criticism.
v. hailed, hail·ing, hails
v.intr.
1. To precipitate in pellets of ice and hard snow.
2. To fall like hailstones: Condemnations hailed down on them.
v.tr.
To pour (something) down or forth: They hailed insults at me.
v. hailed, hail·ing, hails
v.tr.
1.
a. To salute or greet.
b. To greet or acclaim enthusiastically: The crowds hailed the boxing champion.
2. To call out or yell in order to catch the attention of: hail a cabdriver.
v.intr.
To signal or call to a passing ship as a greeting or identification.
n.
1. The act of greeting or acclaiming.
2. A shout made to catch someone's attention or to greet.
3. Hailing distance: told me to stay within hail.
interj.
Used to express a greeting or tribute.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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