HAIL
1 —none. 1 pellets of frozen rain. 2 (foll. By of) barrage or onslaught. —verb. 1 a (prec. By it as subject) hail falls. B come down forcefully. 2 pour down (blows, words, etc.). [old english]
1 —none. 1 pellets of frozen rain. 2 (foll. By of) barrage or onslaught. —verb. 1 a (prec. By it as subject) hail falls. B come down forcefully. 2 pour down (blows, words, etc.). [old english]
2 —verb. 1 signal to (a taxi etc.) To stop. 2 greet enthusiastically. 3 acclaim (hailed him king). 4 (foll. By from) originate or come (hails from leeds). —int. Archaic or joc. Expressing greeting. —none. Act of hailing. [old norse heill: related to *wassail]