hail

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hail Definition

• (n) precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
• (n) enthusiastic greeting
• (v) praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
• (v) be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
• (v) call for; "hail a cab"
• (v) greet enthusiastically or joyfully
• (v) precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"

hail Synonyms

• acclaim
• come
• hail
• herald