hail

Noun
  1. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents (synset 111485929)
    is a type of: downfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
    has: hailstone - small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm
  2. Many objects thrown forcefully through the air (synset 109323811)
    "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets"
    is a type of: object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  3. Enthusiastic greeting (synset 106643557)
    is a type of: greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
Verb
  1. Praise vociferously (synset 200863389)
    "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
    is a type of: applaud - express approval of
    same as: acclaim, herald
  2. Be a native of (synset 202749089)
    "She hails from Kalamazoo"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    same as: come
    verb group: come, derive, descend - come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
  3. Call for (synset 200902262)
    "hail a cab"
    is a type of: call, send for - order, request, or command to come
  4. Greet enthusiastically or joyfully (synset 200902139)
    is a type of: greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone
    same as: herald
  5. Precipitate as small ice particles (synset 202765073)
    "It hailed for an hour"
    is a type of: come down, fall, precipitate - fall from clouds

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