Meaning & Definition of Hail in English
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Hail
/hel/
noun
1. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
synonym:
- hail
2. Many objects thrown forcefully through the air
- "A hail of pebbles"
- "A hail of bullets"
synonym:
- hail
3. Enthusiastic greeting
synonym:
- hail
verb
1. Praise vociferously
- "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new rubinstein"
synonym:
- acclaim,
- hail,
- herald
2. Be a native of
- "She hails from kalamazoo"
synonym:
- hail,
- come
3. Call for
- "Hail a cab"
synonym:
- hail
4. Greet enthusiastically or joyfully
synonym:
- hail,
- herald
5. Precipitate as small ice particles
- "It hailed for an hour"
synonym:
- hail
Examples of using
His grandparents hail from Silesia.
We marched under a hail of bullets.
The hail cracked the window.