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Definition: Meaning of, hail in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / heɪl /

  • noun
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hail hails
  1. [uncountable] frozen rain drops which fall as hard balls of ice
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  2. a hail of bullets/stones etc a large number of bullets, stones etc that are thrown or fired at someone
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  3. a hail of criticism/abuse etc a lot of criticism etc
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
hail hailed hailed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
hailing hails
  1. [transitive] to describe someone or something as being very good
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  2. [transitive] to call to someone in order to greet them or try to attract their attention
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  3. it hails if it hails, small balls of ice fall like rain
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hail used in phrases

  • Hail Mary (noun)
    1. a special Roman Catholic prayer to Mary, the mother of Jesus
  • Hail to the Chief
    1. a tune that is played when the US President arrives to visit a place or attend a ceremony
  • hail-fellow (adjective)
    1. heartily friendly and congenial
  • hail-fellow-well-met (adjective)
    1. heartily friendly and congenial
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hail used in phrasal verbs

  • hail from (phrasal verb)
    1. hail from something to be from a particular place
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