english
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noun
ice pellets:
The hail damaged the crops severely.
verb
ice pellets fell:
It hailed for an hour this afternoon.
verb
greeted:
He hailed me as I passed his office.
Simple Definitions
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noun HAIL + VERB fall Hail fell shortly after lunch. | melt The hail melted once the sun came out. PREP. in (the) ~ We got caught in the hail. | through (the) ~ driving through the hail
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idiom beginning with HAIL, Also see WITHIN CALL (HAIL).
American Heritage Idioms
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hail sb/sth as sth
[ often passive ]
to praise a person or an achievement by saying that they are similar to someone or something very good
• She's being hailed as one of the best up-and-coming young dancers today.
• The film was hailed as a masterpiece in its day., hail from somewhere
formal
to come from or to have been born in a particular place
• Joe originally hails from Toronto.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs