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hail

/ hail /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
enthusiastic greeting
Type of:
greeting salutation
Derived:
herald
noun Sense 2
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
Type of:
precipitation downfall
verb Sense 3
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
Type of:
greet recognize recognise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
call for
"hail a cab"
Type of:
call send for
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
be a native of
"She hails from Kalamazoo"
Type of:
be
Verb group:
derive come descend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
precipitate as small ice particles
"It hailed for an hour"
Type of:
precipitate come down fall
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody
verb Sense 7
praise vociferously
"The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
Type of:
applaud
Derived:
acclaim acclamation plaudits plaudit eclat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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greeting salutation precipitation downfall greet recognize recognise call send for be precipitate come down