hail

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Noun

Singular hail

Plural hail

1. (uncountable) Hail is ice that falls from the sky.
2. (countable), (singular) A hail of bullets, glass, rocks, etc. is a lot of things flying in someone's direction.

Verb

Plain form hail

Third-person singular hails

Past tense hailed

Past participle hailed

Present participle hailing

1. (transitive) If you hail something, you say it is very good.
2. (transitive) If you hail someone, you call them to get their attention.
3. (intransitive) If it hails, pieces of ice fall from the sky.