hail

/heษชl/

IPA: /HH EY1 L/

noun
  1. 1

    Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.

verb
  1. 1

    Of hail, to fall from the sky.

    โ€œThey say it's going to hail tomorrow.โ€

  2. 2

    To send or release hail.

    โ€œThe cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes.โ€

  3. 3

    To pour down in rapid succession.

verb
  1. 1

    To greet; give salutation to; salute.

  2. 2

    To name; to designate; to call.

    โ€œHe was hailed as a hero.โ€

  3. 3

    To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of

    โ€œHail a taxi.โ€

  4. 4

    To signal in order to initiate communication with.

adjective
  1. 1

    Healthy, whole, safe.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hail