Definitions
1.verbOf hail, to fall from the sky."They say it's going to hail tomorrow."
2.verbTo send or release hail."The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes."
3.verbTo pour down in rapid succession.
4.verbTo greet; give salutation to; salute.
5.verbTo name; to designate; to call."He was hailed as a hero."
6.verbTo call out loudly in order to gain the attention of"Hail a taxi."
7.verbTo signal in order to initiate communication with.
8.nounThe act by which somebody is hailed.