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Meaning of 'hail' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hail [ a.]
- Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).
2 . Hail [ n.]
- 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.
- A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call.
3 . Hail [ v. i.]
- To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
- 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.
- To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from.
4 . Hail [ v. t.]
- To pour forcibly down, as hail.
- To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.
- To name; to designate; to call.
- An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.

Meaning of 'hail' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hail [ n]
Meaning (1):
- many objects thrown forcefully through the air
Example in sentence:
  • a hail of bullets;
  • a hail of pebbles
2 . hail [ v]
Meaning (2):
- call for
Example in sentence:
  • hail a cab
Meaning (3):
- precipitate as small ice particles
Example in sentence:
  • It hailed for an hour
Meaning (4):
- be a native of
Example in sentence:
  • She hails from Kalamazoo
Meaning (5):
- praise vociferously
Example in sentence:
  • The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein

Nearby Words:

haidingerite haiduck haik haikal hail-fellow hailse hailshot hailstone hailstorm haily

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