Dictionary definition · hail
noun
- precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
- many objects thrown forcefully through the air"a hail of pebbles"
- enthusiastic greeting
verb
- praise vociferously"The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
- be a native of"She hails from Kalamazoo"
- call for"hail a cab"
- greet enthusiastically or joyfully
- precipitate as small ice particles"It hailed for an hour"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).