| Front | hail |
|---|---|
| Back | hail verb, noun BrE /heɪl/ NAmE /heɪl/ verb verb forms word origin example bank 1 [transitive, usually passive] to describe sb/sth as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc ~ sb/sth as sth The conference was hailed as a great success. ~ sb/sth + noun Teenager Matt Brown is being hailed a hero for saving a young child from drowning. 2 [transitive] ~ sth to signal to a taxi or a bus, in order to get the driver to stop to hail a taxi/cab 3 [transitive] ~ sb (literary) to call to sb in order to say hello to them or attract their attention A voice hailed us from the other side of the street. We soon came within hailing distance of (= fairly close to) the others. 4 [intransitive] when it hails, small balls of ice fall like rain from the sky It's hailing! ˈhail from… (formal) to come from or have been born in a particular place His father hailed from Italy. noun word origin example bank 1 [uncountable] small balls of ice that fall like rain We drove through hail and snow. 2 [singular] a ~ of sth a large number or amount of sth that is aimed at sb in order to harm them a hail of arrows/bullets a hail of abuse |
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