Hail

Quick meaning: Hail is a noun meaning (meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.

Meaning

(meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.

More Meanings

1. (meteorology, countable) An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm.
2. (countable, by extension) A rapid, intense barrage by a large number of projectiles or other objects.
3. (impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.
4. (intransitive) To send or release hail.
5. To pour down in rapid succession.
6. (transitive) To greet; give salutation to; salute.
7. (obsolete) Healthy, whole, safe.

Example Sentences

Hail a taxi.

He was hailed as a hero.

They say it's going to hail tomorrow.

Such a Son as all men hail'd me happy;

Word Forms

• hails
• hailing
• hailed
• hailer
• hailest

Synonyms for hail

Depending on context, synonyms include downpouring, acclaim, come, herald.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include come, herald, acclaim, rainfall, ice, rain.

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