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Meaning of 'rail' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rail [ n.]
- An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.
- A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc.
- A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style.
- A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc.
- The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks.
- The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed.
2 . Rail [ v.]
- Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidae, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds.
3 . Rail [ v. i.]
- To flow forth; to roll out; to course.
- To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; -- followed by at or against, formerly by on.
4 . Rail [ v. t.]
- To inclose with rails or a railing.
- To range in a line.
- To rail at.
- To move or influence by railing.

Meaning of 'rail' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rail [ n]
Meaning (1):
- short for railway
Example in sentence:
  • he traveled by rail;
  • he was concerned with rail safety
2 . rail [ v]
Meaning (2):
- convey (goods etc.) by rails
Example in sentence:
  • fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium
Meaning (3):
- criticize severely
Example in sentence:
  • He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare;
  • She railed against the bad social policies
Meaning (4):
- lay with rails
Example in sentence:
  • hundreds of miles were railed out here
Meaning (5):
- enclose with rails
Example in sentence:
  • rail in the old graves
Meaning (6):
- separate with a railing
Example in sentence:
  • rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace
Meaning (7):
- travel by rail or train
Example in sentence:
  • She trained to Hamburg;
  • They railed from Rome to Venice
Meaning (8):
- spread negative information about
Example in sentence:
  • The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
Meaning (9):
- provide with rails
Example in sentence:
  • The yard was railed
Meaning (10):
- fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
Example in sentence:
  • They are railing for fresh fish

Nearby Words:

raia raiae raid raided raider raiding railed railer railing railingly

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