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"Hail" Definition

noun

Hailing distance: told me to stay within hail.
Precipitation in the form of spherical or irregular pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) in diameter.
Something that falls with the force and quantity of a shower of ice and hard snow: a hail of pebbles; a hail of criticism.
The act of greeting or acclaiming.
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow.

phrasal-verb

Hail from To come or originate from: She hails from Texas.

verb-transitive

To call out or yell in order to catch the attention of: hail a cabdriver.
To greet or acclaim enthusiastically: The crowds hailed the boxing champion.
To pour (something) down or forth: They hailed insults at me.
To salute or greet.

verb-intransitive

To fall like hailstones: Condemnations hailed down on them.
To precipitate in pellets of ice and hard snow.
To signal or call to a passing ship as a greeting or identification.

interjection

Used to express a greeting or tribute.

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