hail

1 :  to precipitate hail (see ¹hail) it was hailing hard

2 :  to pour down or strike like hail Bullets were hailing down on them.

1 archaic —used as a salutation

2 —used to express acclamation hail to the chief — Sir Walter Scott

1a :  salute, greet returning soldiers hailed with paradesb :  to greet with enthusiastic approval :  acclaim hailed as a great success

2 :  to greet or summon by calling hail a taxi

:  to call out; especially :  to call a greeting to a passing ship

1 :  an exclamation of greeting or acclamation greeted the emperor with a hail

2 :  a calling to attract attention

3 :  hearing distance stayed within hail

1 :  small lumps of ice and snow that fall from the clouds sometimes during thunderstorms

2 :  ¹volley 1 a hail of bullets

1 :  to fall as hail It's hailing hard.

2 :  to pour down like hail Confetti hailed on the parade.

1 :  greet 1, welcome The town hailed the returning soldiers.

2 :  to call out to I'll hail a taxi.