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rail

/ rail /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
Type of:
wading bird wader
Kinds of:
weka maori hen wood hen crake notornis
Has parts:
Rallidae family Rallidae
verb Sense 2
provide with rails
"The yard was railed"
Type of:
supply provide render
Derived:
railing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
architecture
verb Sense 3
separate with a railing
"rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
Type of:
separate divide
Derived:
railing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
convey (goods etc.) by rails
"fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
Type of:
transport
Derived:
track rails
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
lay with rails
"hundreds of miles were railed out here"
Type of:
lay put down repose
Derived:
track rails
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat
"They are railing for fresh fish"
Type of:
fish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 7
complain bitterly
Type of:
complain kick plain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 8
short for railway
"he traveled by rail"
"he was concerned with rail safety"
Type of:
railway railroad railroad line
Derived:
train
noun Sense 9
a horizontal bar (usually of wood)
Type of:
bar
Kinds of:
hitchrack hitching bar ledger board picture rail plate rail
Derived:
rail in
verb Sense 10
enclose with rails
"rail in the old graves"
Type of:
enclose hold in confine
Derived:
railing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 11
criticize severely
"He fulminated against the Republicans'' plan to cut Medicare"
"She railed against the bad social policies"
Type of:
denounce
Derived:
fulmination diatribe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 12
a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
Type of:
bar
Kinds of:
third rail
Has parts:
railroad track railroad railway
Derived:
train
verb Sense 13
travel by rail or train
"They railed from Rome to Venice"
"She trained to Hamburg"
Type of:
ride
Derived:
track rails train railroad train
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 14
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
Type of:
barrier
Kinds of:
bar fife rail safety rail guardrail taffrail
Has parts:
bannister banister balustrade
Derived:
rail off rail in
verb Sense 15
spread negative information about
"The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
Type of:
abuse clapperclaw blackguard
Derived:
vituperation invective vitriol abuse insult
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
76
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

wading bird wader weka maori hen wood hen crake notornis supply provide render separate divide