Noun

• S: (n) hail (precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents)
• S: (n) hail (many objects thrown forcefully through the air) "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) hail (enthusiastic greeting)

Verb

• S: (v) acclaim, hail, herald (praise vociferously) "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
• S: (v) hail, come (be a native of) "She hails from Kalamazoo"
• S: (v) hail (call for) "hail a cab"
• S: (v) hail, herald (greet enthusiastically or joyfully)
• S: (v) hail (precipitate as small ice particles) "It hailed for an hour"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame