rain

rain

verb

Definition of RAIN

1

to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds <it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since>

Synonyms pour, precipitate, storm

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

Phrases rain cats and dogs

Near Antonyms drizzle, mist, mizzle, spit, sprinkle

2

to give readily and in large quantities <she rained praise upon her graduating students> <the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications>

Synonyms heap, lavish, pour, shower

Related Words gush, stream; flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, swamp; bombard, hail

Near Antonyms hold back, keep, reserve, retain, withhold