English dictionary
rail
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
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 horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
noun
- short for railway
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
verb
- criticize severely
verb
- spread negative information about
verb
- complain bitterly
verb
- fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
verb
- lay with rails
verb
- travel by rail or train
verb
- convey (goods etc.) by rails
verb
- separate with a railing
verb
- provide with rails
verb
- enclose with rails
Example sentences
he traveled by rail
he was concerned with rail safety
He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
She railed against the bad social policies
The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
They are railing for fresh fish
hundreds of miles were railed out here
They railed from Rome to Venice
She trained to Hamburg
fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium
rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace
The yard was railed
rail in the old graves