hail (noun)
1: precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
2: enthusiastic greeting
hail
(verb)
1: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" [syn: acclaim, herald]
2: be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" [syn: come]
3: call for; "hail a cab"
4: greet enthusiastically or joyfully [syn: herald]
5: precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"