[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hail \hail\, v. t.
   to pour forcibly down, as hail. --shak.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hail \hail\, a.
   healthy. see hale the preferable spelling.
   1913 webster
see also:
hale 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hail \hail\, v. t. oe. hailen, heilen, icel. heill hale, sound,
   used in greeting. see hale sound.
   1. to call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to
      address.
      1913 webster

   2. to name; to designate; to call.
      1913 webster

            and such a son as all men hailed me happy. --milton.
      1913 webster
see also:
hale 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hail \hail\, v. i.
   1. to declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails
      or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; --
      used with from; as, the steamer hails from new york.
      1913 webster

   2. to report as one's home or the place from whence one
      comes; to come; -- with from. colloq. --c. g. halpine.
      1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hail \hail\ h=al, n. oe. hail, hayoghel, as. haegel,
   hagol; akin to d., g., dan.,  sw. hagel; icel. hagl; cf. gr.
   ka`chlhx pebble.
   small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds,
   where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. the
   separate masses or grains are called hailstones.
   1913 webster

         thunder mixed with hail,
         hail mixed with fire, must rend the egyptian sky.
                                                  --milton.
   1913 webster

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hail \hail\, v. i. imp.  p. p. hailed h=ald; p. pr. 
   vb. n. hailing. oe. hailen, as. hagalian.
   to pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
   1913 webster
see also:
hailed hailing 

[7] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hail \hail\, interj. see hail, v. t.
   an exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or,
   occasionally, of familiar greeting. "hail, brave friend."
   --shak.
   1913 webster

   all hail. see in the vocabulary.

   hail mary, a form of prayer made use of in the roman
      catholic church in invocation of the virgin. see ave
      maria.
      1913 webster
see also:
hail all hail hail mary ave maria 

[8] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hail \hail\, n.
   a wish of health; a salutation; a loud call. "their puissant
   hail." --m. arnold.
   1913 webster

         the angel hail bestowed.                 --milton.
   1913 webster

[9] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hale \hale\ h=al, a. written also hail. oe. heil, icel.
   heill; akin to e. whole. see whole.
   sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale
   body.
   1913 webster

         last year we thought him strong and hale. --swift.
   1913 webster
see also:
hail whole 

[10] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hail
     n 1: precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising
          air currents
     2: enthusiastic greeting
     v 1: praise vociferously; "the critics hailed the young pianist
          as a new rubinstein" syn: acclaim, herald
     2: be a native of; "she hails from kalamazoo" syn: come
     3: call for; "hail a cab"
     4: greet enthusiastically or joyfully syn: herald
     5: precipitate as small ice particles; "it hailed for an hour"
see also:
acclaim herald come 

[11] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

203 moby thesaurus words for "hail":
   a mass of, a world of, abide by, accede, accept, acclaim, accost,
   acknowledge, acquiesce, acquiesce in, address, agree, agree to,
   agree with, apostrophize, appeal to, applaud, approach, approve,
   army, assent, bark, barrage, bawl, beat the drum, bellow, bespeak,
   bevy, bid good day, bid good morning, bob, bombard, bombardment,
   bow, bow to, broadside, bunch, buttonhole, buy, call, call to,
   cannonade, caterwaul, cheer, cheer on, clap, clap the hands, cloud,
   clutter, compliment, comply, congratulate, consent, covey, cry,
   curtsy, dip, drumfire, embrace, encore, exchange colors,
   exchange greetings, felicitate, flag, flag down, flash, flight,
   flock, flocks, frost, fusillade, give a hand, give a signal,
   give the nod, glance, glorify, graupel, greet, greeting,
   hail and speak, hailstone, half-mast, halloo, hallow, hand-clasp,
   handshake, hear it for, hello, hive, hoist a banner, hold with,
   holler, hollo, honor, hoot, host, how-do-you-do, howl, hug, ice,
   ice over, ice up, in toto, invoke, jam, kick, kiss, kiss hands,
   large amount, laud, leer, legion, lift the hat, lots, make a sign,
   many, masses of, mob, muchness, multitude, nest, nod, nod assent,
   nod to, nudge, numbers, pack, pelt, plurality, poke, praise,
   pull the forelock, quantities, quite a few, raise a cry, receive,
   recommend, roar, root for, rout, ruck, salutation, salute, salvo,
   say hello, scores, scream, screech, shake, shake hands, shoal,
   shout, shower, shriek, sign, signal, signalize, sleet, smile,
   smile of recognition, snow, snow in, snow under, soft hail,
   sound an alarm, sound the trumpet, speak, speak fair, speak to,
   squall, squawk, squeal, storm, subscribe to, swarm, take aside,
   take kindly to, talk to, throng, tidy sum, torrent, touch,
   touch the hat, uncover, unfurl a flag, volley, vote for, wave,
   wave a flag, wave the hand, welcome, whoop, wink, worlds of,
   yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yes, yield assent, yowl

[12] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

hail
   a salutation expressive of a wish for the welfare of the person
   addressed; the translation of the greek _chaire_, "rejoice"
   luke 1:8. used in mockery in matt. 27:29.
   

[13] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

hail
   frozen rain-drops; one of the plagues of egypt ex. 9:23. it is
   mentioned by haggai as a divine judgment hag. 2:17. a
   hail-storm destroyed the army of the amorites when they fought
   against joshua josh. 10:11. ezekiel represents the wall daubed
   with untempered mortar as destroyed by great hail-stones ezek.
   13:11. see also 38:22; rev. 8:7; 11:19; 16:21.
   

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