hail | English to English Dictionary

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hail

(h/eI/l )

An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.(interjection)

source: webster1913

precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents(noun.phenomenon)

source: wordnet30
many objects thrown forcefully through the air(noun.object)

Example:
A hail of pebbles.
A hail of bullets.

source: wordnet30
enthusiastic greeting(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones.(noun)

source: webster1913
A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call.(noun)

source: webster1913

praise vociferously(verb.communication)

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

Synonym:
acclaim, herald

source: wordnet30
be a native of(verb.stative)

Example:
She hails from Kalamazoo.

Synonym:
come

source: wordnet30
call for(verb.communication)

Example:
Hail a cab.

source: wordnet30
greet enthusiastically or joyfully(verb.communication)

Synonym:
herald

source: wordnet30
precipitate as small ice particles(verb.weather)

Example:
It hailed for an hour.

source: wordnet30
To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.(verb)

source: webster1913
To pour forcibly down, as hail.(verb)

source: webster1913
To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.(verb)

source: webster1913
To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York.(verb)

source: webster1913