Hails

verb

/heɪlz/

Word Frequency: 0.3

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.

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