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rail meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of rail at MeaningMonkey.org. rail meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.RAIL noun
Definition of rail (noun)
- a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- synonyms: railing
- short for railway
- "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"
- a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
- any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
RAIL verb
Definition of rail (verb)
- complain bitterly
- synonyms: inveigh
- enclose with rails
- "rail in the old graves"
- synonyms: rail in
- provide with rails
- "The yard was railed"
- separate with a railing
- "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
- synonyms: rail off
- convey (goods etc.) by rails
- "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
- travel by rail or train
- "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
- synonyms: train
- lay with rails
- "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
- fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
- "They are railing for fresh fish"
- spread negative information about
- "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
- synonyms: revile, vilify, vituperate
- criticize severely
- "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"
- synonyms: fulminate
Source: Princeton University Wordnet