hail has definitions from the field of meteorology
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[ verb ] praise vociferously

Synonyms

acclaim herald

Examples

"The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

Used in print

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

Prokofieff 's Classical_Symphony was hailed as an ingenious work from a naturally gifted and well trained musician still in his twenties .

Related terms

applaud acclaim

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[ noun ] (meteorology) precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents

Used in print

(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)

With the first reports , Russell 's horse wheeled to the right and ran towards the buildings while Cook , followed by a hail of bullets , raced towards the arroyo of Salyer_'s_Canyon immediately in_front_of him , just reaching it as his horse fell .

Related terms

precipitation hailstone

3
[ verb ] greet enthusiastically or joyfully

Synonyms

herald

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

Too often , unless he hails them , they pass him by .

Related terms

greet

4
[ verb ] call for, as of cabs

Used in print

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

We talked after I hailed his Jeep marked with the U._N. flag .

Related terms

call

5
[ verb ] be a native of

Synonyms

come

Examples

"She hails from Kalamazoo"

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

They hail from Travancore , a state in the subcontinent where Kali , the goddess of death , is worshiped .

Related terms

be derive

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9827
7
[ verb ] precipitate as small ice particles

Examples

"It hailed for an hour."

Related terms

precipitate

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[ noun ] enthusiastic greeting

Related terms

greeting

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