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Meaning of hail

- Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones.
- To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
- To pour forcibly down, as hail.
- Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).
- To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.
- To name; to designate; to call.
- To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York.
- To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from.
- An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
- A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call.

Crossword clue for hail

- Acclaim (as)
- Come (from)
- Flag down (cab)
- Flag down (taxi)
- Frozen rain
- Frozen rain sounds healthy
- Frozen shower
- Greet
- Greet enthusiastically
- Herald
- Ice rain
- Icy rain coats the handrail
- Pellets of frozen rain
- Praise highly
- Praise loudly
- Precipitation type
- Salute
- Salute; Ice Pellets