rail is the dictionary form of RAIL'S Definition of rail
rail has definitions from the fields of zoology,transportation,business |
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[ noun ] (transportation,business) short for railway
Examples "he traveled by rail" "he was concerned with rail safety" |
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[ verb ] complain bitterly
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[ verb ] fish with a hand-line aver the rails of a boat
Examples "They are railing for fresh fish" |
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[ noun ] a horizontal bar (usually of wood)
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[ verb ] (transportation) convey (goods etc.) by rails
Examples "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium" |
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[ verb ] spread negative information about
Synonyms Examples "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" |
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[ verb ] lay with rails
Examples "hundreds of miles were railed out here" |
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[ verb ] separate with a railing
Synonyms Examples "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace" |
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[ verb ] criticize severely
Synonyms Examples "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare" "She railed against the bad social policies" |
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[ verb ] provide or enclose with rails
Examples "The yard was railed" |
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[ verb ] (transportation) travel by rail or train
Synonyms Examples "They railed from Rome to Venice" "She trained to Hamburg" |
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[ noun ] (zoology) any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
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