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- Dictionaryhail/heɪl/
verb
- 1. call out to (someone) to attract attention: "I hailed her in English" Similar Opposite
- 2. praise (someone or something) enthusiastically: "he has been hailed as the new James Dean" Similar Opposite
exclamation
- 1. expressing greeting or acclaim: archaic "hail, Caesar!"
noun
- 1. a shout or call used to attract attention.
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HAIL definition: 1. small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain 2. a lot of similar things or remarks…. Learn more.
The meaning of HAIL is precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow. How to use hail in a sentence.
noun. showery precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice more than 0.2 inch (5 millimeters) in diameter, falling from a cumulonimbus cloud ( sleet ). a shower or storm of such precipitation. a shower of anything: a hail of bullets.
hail. (heɪl ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense hails , present participle hailing , past tense, past participle hailed. 1. verb [usually passive] If a person, event, or achievement is hailed as important or successful, they are praised publicly. He has been hailed as the best centreback in the land. [be VERB -ed + as]
Hail is when chunks of ice fall from the sky. Also, to hail someone is to greet them or say good things about them. Or it can be a way to tell people of your homeland, as in: "I hail from the Moon."
n. 1. Precipitation in the form of spherical or irregular pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters (0.2 inch) in diameter, usually associated with thunderstorms. 2. Something that falls with the force and quantity of a shower of ice and hard snow: a hail of pebbles; a hail of criticism. v. hailed, hail·ing, hails. v.intr. 1.
Hail is possible within most thunderstorms (as it is produced by cumulonimbus), as well as within 2 nmi (3.7 km) of the parent storm. Hail formation requires environments of strong, upward motion of air within the parent thunderstorm (similar to tornadoes) and lowered heights of the freezing level.
hail from, to have as one's place of birth or residence: Nearly everyone here hails from the Midwest.
HAIL meaning: 1. small, hard pieces of frozen rain that fall from the sky 2. a lot of bullets/stones/bottles, etc…. Learn more.
Definitions of 'hail' 1. If a person, event, or achievement is hailed as important or successful, they are praised publicly. [...] 2. Hail consists of small balls of ice that fall like rain from the sky. [...] 3. When it hails, hail falls like rain from the sky. [...] More. Image. © SilverCircle, Shutterstock. Conjugations of 'hail'
