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hail

UK
/heɪl/
US
/heɪl/

Translations

hailnoun
hails
pl
The hail damaged the car's windshield.
Град повредил лобовое стекло машины.
Synonyms
ice pellets
frozen rain
precipitation
hailverb
hailed
Past Simple
hailed
Past Participle
hailing
Gerund
UK
/heɪl/
US
/heɪl/
She hailed a taxi to get to the airport.
Она окликнула такси, чтобы добраться до аэропорта.
идти градом
It started to hail during the storm.
Во время шторма начался град.
The people hailed the hero as he returned from the battle.
Люди приветствовали героя, когда он вернулся с битвы.
Synonyms
welcome
applaud
acclaim
greet
salute
hailinterjection
UK
/heɪl/
US
/heɪl/
Hail, fellow traveler!
Привет, попутчик!
Additional translations
ура
здравствуй
Synonyms
all hail
hello
greetings
welcome
salute
hail to thee
cheers
hooray
hurrah
hailadjective
Used attributively before nouns to mean ‘relating to or characterized by hail’, e.g. ‘hail damage’, ‘hail storm’.
Synonyms
uninjured
fit
wholesome
well
hearty
robust
sound
hale
healthy

Definitions

hailnoun
Small balls or lumps of ice that fall from the sky, often during a thunderstorm.
The storm brought heavy hail that damaged the crops in the field.
A shout or call used to attract attention.
The sailor gave a loud hail to the approaching ship.
A large number of objects falling or being hurled through the air at the same time.
The troops advanced through a hail of bullets.
hailverb
To call out to someone to attract their attention.
She hailed a taxi from the curb.
To greet or acclaim enthusiastically.
The crowd hailed the new champion with loud cheers.
To signal or wave to a vehicle to stop.
He hailed the bus as it approached the stop.
To come from; to have one's origins in a place.
She hails from a small town in the Midwest.
(of frozen pellets) To fall from the sky as precipitation.
It hailed for nearly an hour, leaving the streets slick with ice.
To shower or pelt with objects hurled forcefully.
Protesters hailed the convoy with stones.
hailinterjection
A greeting or salutation, often used to express welcome or acclaim.
Hail, fellow travelers! Welcome to our humble village.
Used to call attention or to signal the approach of someone or something.
Hail, the king approaches!
hailadjective
Relating to, consisting of, or affected by hail.
The insurance will cover hail damage to the roof.
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