Hail is when chunks of ice fall from the sky. Also, to hail someone is to greet them or say good things about them. Or it can be a way to tell people of your homeland, as in: "I hail from the Moon."
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.
Noun
enthusiastic greeting
Noun
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
Verb
praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
Verb
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
Verb
call for; "hail a cab"
Verb
be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
Verb
precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"
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.
v. i.
To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
v. t.
To pour forcibly down, as hail.
a.
Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).
v. t.
To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to
address.
v. t.
To name; to designate; to call.
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.
v. i.
To report as one's home or the place from whence one
comes; to come; -- with from.
v. t.
An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or,
occasionally, of familiar greeting.
n.
A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call.
Hail
Thunder mixed with hail, Hail mixed with fire, must rend the Egyptian sky. Milton.Hail
Hail , v. i.[imp. & p. p. Halled ; p. pr. & vb. n.Halting .][OE. hailen , AS.haqalian .]To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors. Hail
Hail , v. t.To pour forcibly down, as hail. Shak.Hail
Hail , a.Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).Hail
Hail , v. t.[OE. 1.hailen ,heilen , Icel.heil hale, sound, used in greeting. SeeHale sound.]To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address. 2.To name; to designate; to call. And such a son as all men hailed me happy.Hail
Hail , v. i. 1.To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; 2.as, the steamer .hails from New YorkTo report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from. [Colloq.] G. G. Halpine.Hail
Hail , interj.[See Hail , v. t.]An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. "Hail, brave friend." Shak.All hail. See in the Vocabulary. --Hail Mary, a form of prayer made use of in the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See Ave Maria .Hail
Hail , n.A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call. "Their puissant hail." M. Arnold.The angel hail bestowed.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.
To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
To pour forcibly down, as hail.
Healthy. See
Hale (the preferable spelling).To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.
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 YorkAn exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call.
Usage Examples
Palin was a political Hail Mary, a long bomb in the closing minutes of a game that John McCain and Co. were certain to lose. They didn't care if she had the policy or political or emotional capacity to serve as vice president, let alone president. They were willing to drive the country off a cliff, if that's what it took to win.
I live to hail that season by gifted one foretold, when men shall live by reason, and not alone by gold.
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Other Usage ExamplesFord used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief.
I swear by that old expression, 'One monkey don't stop no show!' The reality is, we still have some good men out there, and we should hail those men as the kings they are.
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