hail
(noun, adjective, verb, interjection)
adjective
1. (obsolete) Healthy, whole, safe.
interjection
1. An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
noun
1. precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
Definition categories: phenomenon, downfall, precipitation
2. many objects thrown forcefully through the air
- a hail of pebbles
- a hail of bullets
Definition categories: object
3. enthusiastic greeting
Definition categories: communication, greeting, salutation
verb
1. praise vociferously
- The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein
Similar word(s): acclaim, herald
Definition categories: communication, applaud
2. be a native of
- She hails from Kalamazoo
Similar word(s): come
Definition categories: stative, be
3. call for
- hail a cab
Definition categories: communication, call
4. greet enthusiastically or joyfully
Similar word(s): herald
Definition categories: communication, greet, recognise, recognize
5. precipitate as small ice particles
- It hailed for an hour
Definition categories: weather, fall, precipitate
Sentences with hail as a verb:
- They say it's going to hail tomorrow.
- The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes.
- He was hailed as a hero.
- Hail a taxi.