rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
noun
| Meaning 1 | a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports |
| Synonym | railing |
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rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
noun
| Meaning 2 | short for railway |
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| Usage | he traveled by rail he was concerned with rail safety |
rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
noun
| Meaning 3 | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
| Synonym | track, rail, rails, runway |
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rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
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| Meaning 4 | a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) |
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rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
noun
| Meaning 5 | any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud |
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rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
verb
| Meaning 1 | complain bitterly |
| Synonym | inveigh |
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rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
verb
| Meaning 2 | enclose with rails |
| Synonym | rail in |
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| Usage | rail in the old graves |
rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
verb
| Meaning 3 | provide with rails |
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| Usage | The yard was railed |
rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
verb
| Meaning 4 | separate with a railing |
| Synonym | rail off |
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| Usage | rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace |
rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
verb
| Meaning 5 | convey (goods etc.) by rails |
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| Usage | fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium |
rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
verb
| Meaning 6 | travel by rail or train |
| Synonym | train |
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| Usage | They railed from Rome to Venice She trained to Hamburg |
rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
verb
| Meaning 7 | lay with rails |
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| Usage | hundreds of miles were railed out here |
rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
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| Meaning 8 | fish with a handline over the rails of a boat |
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| Usage | They are railing for fresh fish |
rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
verb
| Meaning 9 | spread negative information about |
| Synonym | vilify, revile, vituperate |
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| Usage | The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews |
rail definition rail meaning and rail synonyms
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| Meaning 10 | criticize severely |
| Synonym | fulminate |
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| Usage | He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare She railed against the bad social policies |
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