rail in English dictionary

  • rail

    Meanings and definitions of "rail"

    • A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
    • The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
    • A railroad; a railway.
    • A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
    • (surfing) Lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
    • Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
    • To complain violently (against, about).
    • (obsolete) An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment.
    • (obsolete) Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.
    • (obsolete) To gush, flow (of liquid).
    • noun
      Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.
    • noun
      A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
    • noun
      The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
    • noun
      A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
    • noun
      A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
    • noun
      (surfing)
      One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
    • verb
      To complain violently ( against, about).
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To gush, flow (of liquid).
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To travel by railway.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To enclose with rails or a railing.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To range in a line.
    • a horizontal bar; a railing
    • the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad
    • a railroad; a railway
    • a horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window
    • a small bird resembling a crane
    • to complain
    • A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier.
    • noun
      any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
    • noun
      a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
    • noun
      a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
    • noun
      a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
    • noun
      short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"
    • verb
      complain bitterly
    • verb
      convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
    • verb
      criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"
    • verb
      enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"
    • verb
      fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"
    • verb
      lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
    • verb
      provide with rails; "The yard was railed"
    • verb
      separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
    • verb
      spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
    • verb
      travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"

    Synonyms of "rail" in English dictionary

    railroad line, vilify, wading bird are the top synonyms of "rail" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of rail

    • rail ( third-person singular simple present rails, present participle railing, simple past and past participle railed)
    • rail ( plural  rails)
    • rail (plural rails)
    • rail (third-person singular simple present rails, present participle railing, simple past and past participle railed)
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