hail

noun3

1. •
   ice that drops from the sky in small round pieces, often during a storm
2. •
   An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm.
3. •
   A rapid, intense barrage by a large number of projectiles or other objects.

verb10

1. •
   To name; to designate; to call.

   • He was hailed as a hero.
2. •
   To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of.

   • Hail a taxi.
3. •
   To signal in order to initiate communication with.
4. •
   to come from a particular place by birth or by living there, used with "from"
5. •
   To have hailstones fall from the sky.

   • They say it's going to hail tomorrow.
6. •
   To send or release hail.

   • The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes.
7. •
   To pour down in rapid succession.
8. •
   to greet someone or something with great respect or joy

   • […] Farewel happy Fields / Where Joy for ever dwells: Hail horrours, hail / Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell / Receive they new Possessor: […] — 1667
9. •
   (UK, Australia) To indicate, from a designated stop or otherwise, to the driver of a public transport vehicle that one wishes to board and travel on the vehicle, usually using hand signals such as waving.

   • In Melbourne, you would usually have to hail a tram when you are travelling late at night and there are no other passengers waiting at your stop.
10. •
    to score a point in the English ball game Uppies and Downies by throwing the ball up into the air several times at the goal

adjective1

1. •
   (no longer used) Healthy, whole, safe.

exclamation1

1. •
   (literary, no longer used) An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.

   • Hail, brave friend. — 1606

noun1

1. •
   A province of Saudi Arabia