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Definition of Hail

1. Noun. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.

2. Verb. Praise vociferously. "Sam and Sue hail the movie "; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

3. Noun. Many objects thrown forcefully through the air. "A hail of bullets"

4. Verb. Be a native of. "She hails from Kalamazoo"

5. Noun. Enthusiastic greeting.

6. Verb. Call for. "Hail a cab"

7. Verb. Greet enthusiastically or joyfully.

8. Verb. Precipitate as small ice particles. "It was hailing all day long "; "It hailed for an hour"

Definition of Hail

1. 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.

2. v. i. To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.

3. v. t. To pour forcibly down, as hail.

4. a. Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).

5. v. t. To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.

6. v. i. 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.

7. interj. An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.

8. n. A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call.

Definition of Hail

1. Noun. Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. ¹

2. Verb. (impersonal) Said of the weather when hail is falling. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) to send or release hail ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) to greet ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) to praise enthusiastically ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of ¹

7. Adjective. (obsolete) Healthy, whole, safe. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hail

1. to welcome [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: welcome

Medical Definition of Hail

1. An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. "Hail, brave friend." All hail. Hail Mary, a form of prayer made use of in the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See Ave Maria. See: Hail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hail

haiduc haiduck haiducks haiduk haiduks haigerachite haik haika haikai haikal

haikals haiks haiku haikulike haikus hail (current term) hail-fellow hail-fellow-well-met hail and ride hail fellow well met

hail from hail storm hail storms hailed hailer hailers hailest hailier hailiest hailing

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