rain

²rain

verb

Definition of RAIN

intransitive verb

1

: to send down rain

2

: to fall as water in drops from the clouds

3

: to fall like rain <soot and ash rained down>

transitive verb

1

: to pour down

2

: to give or administer abundantly <rained blows on his head>

— rain cats and dogs

: to rain heavily

Examples of RAIN

1. Sparks from the fireworks rained on the field.
2. The volcano rained ashes on the city.

First Known Use of RAIN

before 12th century

Related to RAIN

Synonyms: pour, precipitate, storm, rain cats and dogs

Related Words: shower; spit; hail, rainsquall, squall; deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, swamp

Near Antonyms: drizzle, mist, mizzle, spit, sprinkle

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