1. (

• acclaim ,
• hail ,
• herald ,

) praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" ;

2. (

• hail ,
• come ,

) be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" ;

3. (

• hail ,

) call for; "hail a cab" ;

4. (

• hail ,
• herald ,

) greet enthusiastically or joyfully ;

5. (

• hail

) precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour" ;