hail
if it hails, small balls of ice fall from the sky like rain
Today it was hailing hard in Fars province.
امروز در استان فارس به شدت تگرگ می بارید.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
hail
I. hail1 /heɪl/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: hagal, hægl]
1. [uncountable] frozen raindrops which fall as hard balls of ice:
heavy showers of rain and hail
2. a hail of bullets/stones etc a large number of bullets, stones etc that are thrown or fired at someone:
The aircraft were met by a hail of gunfire.
3. a hail of criticism/abuse etc a lot of criticism etc:
The proposals met with a hail of criticism.
II. hail2 verb
[Sense 2: Date: 1200-1300; Origin: hail3]
[Sense 3: Language: Old English; Origin: hagalian, from hagal; ⇒ hail1]
1. [transitive] to describe someone or something as being very good
hail somebody/something as something
Lang’s first film was immediately hailed as a masterpiece.
be hailed something
The new service has been hailed a success.
A young man is being hailed a hero tonight after rescuing two children.
2. [transitive] to call to someone in order to greet them or try to attract their attention:
She leaned out of the window and hailed a passerby.
hail a cab/taxi
The hotel doorman will hail a cab for you.
3. it hails if it hails, small balls of ice fall like rain:
It’s windy and hailing outside.
hail from something phrasal verb old-fashioned
to have been born in a particular place:
And where do you hail from?
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
hail
hail [hail hails hailed hailing] verb, noun [heɪl] [heɪl]
verb
1. transitive, usually passive to describe sb/sth as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc
• ~ sb/sth as sth The conference was hailed as a great success.
• ~ sb/sth + noun Teenager Matt Brown is being hailed a hero for saving a young child from drowning.
2. transitive ~ sth to signal to a taxi or a bus, in order to get the driver to stop
• to hail a taxi/cab
3. transitive ~ sb (literary) to call to sb in order to say hello to them or attract their attention
• A voice hailed us from the other side of the street.
• We soon came within hailing distance of (= fairly close to) the others.
4. intransitive when it hails, small balls of ice fall like rain from the sky
• It's hailing!
Word Origin:
n. and v. sense 4 Old English hagol hægl hagalian Germanic Dutch hagel German Hagel
v. senses 1 to 3 Middle English hail ‘healthy’ wæs hæil wassail Old Norse heill hale whole
Example Bank:
• The expedition was widely hailed as a success.
• Union leaders hailed the socialists' victory as a huge step forward.
Derived: hail from …
noun
1. uncountable small balls of ice that fall like rain
• We drove through hail and snow.
2. singular a ~ of sth a large number or amount of sth that is aimed at sb in order to harm them
• a hail of arrows/bullets
• a hail of abuse
Word Origin:
n. and v. sense 4 Old English hagol hægl hagalian Germanic Dutch hagel German Hagel
v. senses 1 to 3 Middle English hail ‘healthy’ wæs hæil wassail Old Norse heill hale whole
Example Bank:
• It was terrible driving through the hail.
• The hail melted once the sun came out.
• We got caught in the hail.
• A passer-by was caught in the hail of bullets.
• It's hailing!
• Rain and hail pounded on the tiled roof.
• The attempt to bring in new legislation was met by a hail of criticism.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
hail
hail (CALL) /heɪl/
verb [T] SLIGHTLY FORMAL
to call someone in order to attract their attention:
Shall we hail a taxi?
I tried to hail her from across the room.
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hail (ICE) /heɪl/
noun [U]
1 small hard balls of ice which fall from the sky like rain
2 a hail of sth a lot of similar things or remarks, thrown or shouted at someone at the same time:
a hail of bullets
The Prime Minister was greeted with a hail of insults as she arrived at the students' union.
hail /heɪl/
verb [I]
If it hails, small hard balls of ice fall from the sky like rain.
