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hail
1[heyl]
verb (used with object)
to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome.
to acclaim; approve enthusiastically.
The crowds hailed the conquerors. They hailed the recent advances in medicine.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,to call out to in order to stop, attract attention, ask aid, etc..
to hail a cab.
verb (used without object)
to call out in order to greet, attract attention, etc..
The people on land hailed as we passed in the night.
noun
a shout or call to attract attention.
They answered the hail of the marooned boaters.
a salutation or greeting.
a cheerful hail.
the act of hailing.
interjection
(used as a salutation, greeting, or acclamation.)
verb phrase
to have as one's place of birth or residence.
Nearly everyone here hails from the Midwest.
hail
2[heyl]
noun
showery precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice more than 0.2 inch (5 millimeters) in diameter, falling from a cumulonimbus cloud (sleet ).
a shower or storm of such precipitation.
a shower of anything.
a hail of bullets.
verb (used without object)
to pour down hail (often used impersonally with it as subject).
It hailed this afternoon.
to fall or shower as hail.
Arrows hailed down on the troops as they advanced.
verb (used with object)
to pour down on as or like hail.
The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
hail
1/ ɪ /
noun
small pellets of ice falling from cumulonimbus clouds when there are very strong rising air currents
a shower or storm of such pellets
words, ideas, etc, directed with force and in great quantity
a hail of abuse
a collection of objects, esp bullets, spears, etc, directed at someone with violent force
verb
(intr; with it as subject) to be the case that hail is falling
to fall or cause to fall as or like hail
to hail criticism
bad language hailed about him
hail
2/ ɪ /
verb
to greet, esp enthusiastically
the crowd hailed the actress with joy
to acclaim or acknowledge
they hailed him as their hero
to attract the attention of by shouting or gesturing
to hail a taxi
to hail a passing ship
to be a native (of); originate (in)
she hails from India
noun
the act or an instance of hailing
a shout or greeting
distance across which one can attract attention (esp in the phrase within hail )
poetican exclamation of greeting
hail
Precipitation in the form of rounded pellets of ice and hard snow that usually falls during thunderstorms. Hail forms when raindrops are blown up and down within a cloud, passing repeatedly through layers of warm and freezing air and collecting layers of ice until they are too heavy for the winds to keep them from falling.
hail
Pellets of ice that form when updrafts in thunderstorms carry raindrops to high altitudes, where the water freezes and then falls back to Earth. Hailstones as large as baseballs have been recorded. Hail can damage crops and property.
Other Word Forms
- hailer noun
- ˈ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of hail1
Origin of hail2
Word History and Origins
Origin of hail1
Origin of hail2
Idioms and Phrases
within hail, within range of hearing; audible.
The mother kept her children within hail of her voice.
Example Sentences
MPs broadly welcomed the deal, which has been hailed as "historic" by Gibraltar, Spain and the EU.
The thunderstorms could even form in lines, with hail, lightning and gusty winds possibly causing further problems.
Foodies in Chicago know the story: Carter’s mentor, Homaro Cantu, hailed by The Guardian as “the most inventive chef in history,” inspired this iconic dish.
The first yellow heat-health alerts have been issued for 2025 while the Met Office is also warning of thunderstorms which will bring frequent lightning, gusty winds, hail and torrential downpours.
Brought up in Suffolk, the Galway Girl singer's dad hails from Belfast.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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