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.