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hail

cheer, salute, acclaim: hail, Caesar; attract: hail a cab; precipitation in the form of ice balls

Not to be confused with:

hale – healthy; robust; vigorous; sound: The old man is still hale and hearty.

hail¹

(hāl)

1. Precipitation in the form of spherical or irregular pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters (0.2 inch) in diameter, usually associated with thunderstorms.

2. Something that falls with the force and quantity of a shower of ice and hard snow: a hail of pebbles; a hail of criticism.

v. hailed, hail·ing, hails

v.intr.

1. To precipitate in pellets of ice and hard snow.

2. To fall like hailstones: Condemnations hailed down on them.

v.tr.

To pour (something) down or forth: They hailed insults at me.

[Middle English, from Old English hægel, hagol.]

hail²

(hāl)

v. hailed, hail·ing, hails

v.tr.

a. To salute or greet.

b. To greet or acclaim enthusiastically: The crowds hailed the boxing champion.

2. To call out or yell in order to catch the attention of: hail a cabdriver.

v.intr.

To signal or call to a passing ship as a greeting or identification.

1. The act of greeting or acclaiming.

2. A shout made to catch someone's attention or to greet.

3. Hailing distance: told me to stay within hail.

interj.

Used to express a greeting or tribute.

Phrasal Verb:

hail from

To come or originate from: She hails from Texas.

[Middle English heilen, from (wæs) hæil, (be) healthy; see wassail.]

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hail

(heɪl)

1. (Physical Geography) small pellets of ice falling from cumulonimbus clouds when there are very strong rising air currents

2. (Physical Geography) a shower or storm of such pellets

3. words, ideas, etc, directed with force and in great quantity: a hail of abuse.

4. a collection of objects, esp bullets, spears, etc, directed at someone with violent force

5. (Physical Geography) (intr; with it as subject) to be the case that hail is falling

6. (often with: it as subject) to fall or cause to fall as or like hail: to hail criticism; bad language hailed about him.

[Old English hægl; related to Old Frisian heil, Old High German hagal hail, Greek kakhlēx pebble]

hail

(heɪl)

vb (mainly tr)

1. to greet, esp enthusiastically: the crowd hailed the actress with joy.

2. to acclaim or acknowledge: they hailed him as their hero.

3. to attract the attention of by shouting or gesturing: to hail a taxi; to hail a passing ship.

4. (foll by: from) to be a native (of); originate (in): she hails from India.

5. the act or an instance of hailing

6. a shout or greeting

7. distance across which one can attract attention (esp in the phrase within hail)

sentence substitute

(Poetry) poetic an exclamation of greeting

[C12: from Old Norse heill whole; see hale¹, wassail]

ˈhailer n

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hail¹

(heɪl)

v.t.

1. to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome.

2. to acclaim; approve enthusiastically.

3. to call out to, as in order to stop or to attract the attention of: to hail a cab.

v.i.

4. hail from, to have as one's place of birth or residence: My roommate hails from Indiana.

5. a shout or call to attract attention.

6. a salutation.

interj.

7. (used as a salutation or acclamation.)

Idioms:

within hail, within range of hearing; audible.

[1150–1200; Middle English hailen, v. derivative of hail well, healthy < Old Norse heill]

hail′er, n.

hail²

(heɪl)

n.

1. showery precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice more than ? in. (5 mm) in diameter, falling from a cumulonimbus cloud (disting. from sleet).

2. a shower or storm of such precipitation.

3. a shower of anything: a hail of bullets.

v.i.

4. to pour down hail (often used impersonally with it as subject): It hailed all afternoon.

5. to fall or shower like hail: Arrows hailed on the troops.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English hægl, c. Old High German hagel, Old Norse hagl]

hail

(hāl)

Precipitation in the form of rounded pellets of ice and hard snow that usually falls during thunderstorms. Hail forms when raindrops are blown up and down within a cloud, passing repeatedly through layers of warm and freezing air and collecting layers of ice until they are too heavy for the winds to keep them from falling.

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Hail

a storm or shower of anything similar to hail. See also fusillade.

Examples: hail of bullets; of farewells; of iron globes, 1667; of ice; of peas, 1728; of round shot, 1893; of shots.

hail

Past participle: hailed
Gerund: hailing

Imperative
hail
hail

Present
it hails

Preterite
it hailed

Present Continuous
it is hailing

Present Perfect
it has hailed

Past Continuous
it was hailing

Past Perfect
it had hailed

Future
it will hail

Future Perfect
it will have hailed

Future Continuous
it will be hailing

Present Perfect Continuous
it has been hailing

Future Perfect Continuous
it will have been hailing

Past Perfect Continuous
it had been hailing

Conditional
it would hail

Past Conditional
it would have hailed

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Noun	1.	hail - precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents downfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) hailstone - small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm
	2.	hail - many objects thrown forcefully through the air; "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets" object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
	3.	hail - enthusiastic greeting greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
Verb	1.	hail - praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" acclaim, herald applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"
	2.	hail - be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" come be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" descend, derive, come - come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
	3.	hail - call for; "hail a cab" send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"
	4.	hail - greet enthusiastically or joyfully herald greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone
	5.	hail - precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour" come down, precipitate, fall - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

hail

verb

1. acclaim, honour, acknowledge, cheer, applaud, glorify, exalt hailed as the greatest American novelist of his generation
acclaim condemn, criticize, boo, hiss, jeer

2. salute, call, greet, address, welcome, speak to, shout to, say hello to, accost, sing out, halloo I saw him and hailed him.
salute cut (informal), avoid, ignore, snub

3. flag down, summon, signal to, wave down I hurried away to hail a taxi.

hail from somewhere come from, be born in, originate in, be a native of, have your roots in The band hail from Glasgow.

hail

noun

1. hailstones, sleet, hailstorm, frozen rain a short-lived storm with heavy hail

2. shower, rain, storm, battery, volley, barrage, bombardment, pelting, downpour, salvo, broadside The victim was hit by a hail of bullets.

verb

1. rain, shower, pelt It started to hail, huge great stones.

2. rain, batter, barrage, bombard, pelt, rain down on, beat down upon Shellfire was hailing down on the city's edge.

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hail¹

noun

A concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows:

barrage, bombardment, burst, cannonade, fusillade, salvo, shower, storm, volley.

hail²

verb

1. To approach for the purpose of speech:

accost, greet, salute.

2. To address in a friendly and respectful way:

greet, salute, welcome.

3. To pay tribute or homage to:

acclaim, celebrate, eulogize, exalt, extol, glorify, honor, laud, magnify, panegyrize, praise.

Idiom: sing someone's praises.

4. To have as one's home or place of origin:

come, originate.

noun

An expression, in words or gestures, marking a meeting of persons:

greeting, salutation, salute, welcome.

Translations

بَرَدطَريقة قَديمَة للتَّحِيَّههُتاف، تَحِيَّه، تَرْحيبوابِلٌ منيُرَحِّبُ بِ

градушка

kroupykrupobitípadatpozdravitpřivítat

haglhyldeprajeregnhagle

Hagel hageln grüßen Heil!rufen

χαλάζι χαιρετίζω

granizo aclamar granizar llamar lluvia

rakeettervehtiätervehtiä huudahtamallakutsuarae

grêle grêler héler saluer salut

gradklicatituča

jégesőjégszem

fagna, heilsagera haglélhagl, haglélheill sé òérheilsa

grandine chiamare grandinare grandinata chiamare con un cenno

呼び止める雹

묘사하다우박

grando

kruša

birtbirumskrusapasludinātsveiciens

hagelhagelentoejuichen begroeten

hagl hagle Heil!praiing regn

grad powitać

granizo saraiva saudar granizar

град град идёт окликать приветствовать провозглашать

buď pozdravenýkrúpakrupobitiepadajú krúpyprivítať

toča

hagelhellstoppa

โห่ร้องอวยชัยลูกเห็บ

dolu dolu yağmakel kol sallayarak çağırmakkabul etmekselâm

hoan hômưa đá

冰雹招呼欢呼认可称颂…为赞扬…为

hail

¹ [heɪl]

A. N

1. (Met) → granizo m, pedrisco m

2. (fig) [of bullets] → lluvia f; [of abuse, insults] → sarta f, torrente m

B. VI → granizar

hail down VI + ADV (fig) → llover

hail

² [heɪl]

A. N (= call) → grito m; (= greeting) → saludo m
within hail → al alcance de la voz

B. EXCL (archaic, poet) hail Caesar! → ¡ave or salve, César!
the Hail Mary → el Ave f María

C. VT

1. (= acclaim) → aclamar (as como) to hail sb as king → aclamar a algn (como) rey

2. (= greet) → saludar

3. (= call to) → llamar, gritar a

4. (= signal) [+ taxi] → llamar, hacer señas a

D. VI to hail from [person] → ser natural de, ser de
he hails from Scotland → es (natural) de Escocia
where does that ship hail from? → ¿de dónde es ese barco?

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hail

[ˈheɪl]

(weather) → grêle f

[bullets, stones, missiles] → pluie f; [criticism, abuse] → avalanche f

(= acclaim, praise) to be hailed as sth [person, event, work of art] → être acclamé(e) comme qch
to hail sb/sth as sth → acclamer qn/qch comme qch

(= call) [+ person] → héler; [+ taxi] → héler

(weather) → grêler
it's hailing → il grêle

(= originate) to hail from [+ place] → être originaire de
He hails from Scotland → Il est originaire d'Écosse.

hail

hailstone

n → Hagelkorn nt

hailstorm

n → Hagel(schauer) m

hail

n → Hagel m; a hail of stones → ein Steinhagel m, → ein Hagel von Steinen; a hail of blows → ein Hagel von Schlägen; in a hail of bullets → im Kugel- or Geschosshagel

vi → hageln

hail

(= acclaim) → zujubeln (+dat), → bejubeln; to hail somebody/something as something → jdn/etw als etw feiern

(= call loudly) → zurufen (+dat); ship → anrufen, preien (spec); taxi (by calling) → rufen; (by making sign) → anhalten, (herbei)winken; within hailing distance → in Rufweite

vi a ship hailing from London → ein Schiff nt → mit (dem) Heimathafen London; where does that boat hail from? → was ist der Heimathafen dieses Schiffs?; they hail from all parts of the world → sie kommen or stammen aus allen Teilen der Welt; where do you hail from? → wo stammen Sie her?

interj (obs, liter) hail (to) … → sei gegrüßt, … (liter); hail Caesar → heil dir Cäsar; the Hail Mary → das Ave Maria

n → (Zu)ruf m; within hail → in Rufweite

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hail

¹ [heɪl]

1. n (Met) → grandine f (fig) (of bullets) → pioggia; (of abuse) → valanga

2. vi → grandinare

hail

² [heɪl]

1. n (greeting, call) → grido di saluto
within hail → a portata d'orecchio

2. excl (old) (liter) hail, Caesar! → ave, Cesare!

3. vt (acclaim) to hail (as) → acclamare (come); (greet) → salutare; (signal, taxi) → fermare; (call) → chiamare

4. vi where does that ship hail from? → qual è il porto di provenienza di quella nave?
he hails from Scotland → viene dalla Scozia

hail¹

(heil) noun

1. small balls of ice falling from the clouds. There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.

2. a shower (of things). a hail of arrows.

verb

to shower hail. It was hailing as I drove home.

ˈhailstone noun

a ball of hail. Hailstones battered against the window.

hail²

(heil) verb

1. to shout to in order to attract attention. We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.

2. to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something. His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.

noun

a shout (to attract attention). Give that ship a hail.

interjection

an old word of greeting. Hail, O King!

hail from

to come from or belong to (a place). He hails from Texas.

hail

→ بَرَد, يَهْتِف ب chválit, kroupy hagl, hylde Hagel, zurufen χαιρετίζω, χαλάζι aclamar, granizo rakeet, tervehtiä huudahtamalla grêle, grêler klicati, tuča acclamare, grandine 呼び止める, 雹 묘사하다, 우박 hagel, toejuichen hagl, hagle grad, powitać granizo, saudar град, провозглашать hagel, stoppa โห่ร้องอวยชัย, ลูกเห็บ dolu, dolu yağmak hoan hô, mưa đá 冰雹, 欢呼认可

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Hail, noble child and flower that all thing hast wrought.

Hail, little tiny mop, Of our creed thou art crop,* I would drink to thy health,

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A pitiless hail was hissing round me, and I was sitting on soft turf in front of the overset machine.

As the columns of hail grew thinner, I saw the white figure more distinctly.

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"This is a delightful spot," he said, "we must ask the Hail on a visit." So the Hail came.

So it was always Winter there, and the North Wind, and the Hail, and the Frost, and the Snow danced about through the trees.

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The flickering light was blinding and confusing, and a thin hail smote gustily at my face as I drove down the slope.

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Then hail, for ever hail, O sea, in whose eternal tossings the wild fowl finds his only rest.

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Such a man came upon him, like a ghost, at noon in the July weather, as he sat on his heap of stones under a bank, taking such shelter as he could get from a shower of hail.

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4-6) Hail, goddess, queen of well-built Salamis and sea-girt Cyprus; grant me a cheerful song.

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Of all who hail thy presence as the morning -- Of all to whom thine absence is the night -- The blotting utterly from out high heaven The sacred sun -- of all who, weeping, bless thee Hourly for hope- for life -- ah!

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For however eagerly and impetuously the savage crew had hailed the announcement of his quest; yet all sailors of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable --they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness --and when retained for any object remote and blank in the pursuit, however promissory of life and passion in the end, it is above all things requisite that temporary interests and employment should intervene and hold them healthily suspended for the final dash.

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