"hail" meaning in English

See hail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-us-hail.ogg [US] Forms: hail [singular], hail [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|hail|hail}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Hail is ice that falls from the sky.
    Sense id: simple-hail-en-noun-NXQQFNlY
  2. A hail of bullets, glass, rocks, etc. is a lot of things flying in someone's direction. Tags: singular
    Sense id: simple-hail-en-noun-opoSDHhA

Verb

Audio: En-us-hail.ogg [US] Forms: hail [canonical], hails [third-person, singular], hailed [past], hailed [past, participle], hailing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you hail something, you say it is very good.
    Sense id: simple-hail-en-verb-Mfr70qdF
  2. If you hail someone, you call them to get their attention.
    Sense id: simple-hail-en-verb-ql~XkA1K
  3. If it hails, pieces of ice fall from the sky.
    Sense id: simple-hail-en-verb-zzJnU9au Categories (other): Verbs
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