hail¹ /hāl/

1. Frozen rain, or grains of ice falling from the clouds
2. A shower or bombardment of missiles, abuse, etc

1. To shower hail
2. To shower vigorously or abundantly

hailˈy adjective

hailˈshot noun

Small shot that scatters like hail

hailˈstone noun

A ball of hail

hailˈstorm noun

hail² /hāl/

1. To greet
2. To address, accost
3. To call to from a distance
4. To summon to stop or come
5. To acclaim or praise (esp in passive; usu with as)

Of greeting or salutation

1. A call from a distance
2. A greeting
3. Earshot, esp in the phrase within hail
4. Health (obsolete)

Sound, hale

hailˈer noun

hailˈ-fellow(-well-metˈ) adjective

Readily or excessively friendly and familiar (also noun and adverb)

hail Mary noun

(a recital of) the English version of the ave Maria

hail from

To belong to, come from (a particular place)

hail³ /hāl/ (Scot)

1. (in ball games) a goal
2. A score

1. To score (a goal)
2. To put into the goal

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