Hailes Castle in East Lothian, Scotland, the origin of the baronetcy (OS grid ref NT5775). / A small neighbourhood of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2169)

plural of Haile

(meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. / (meteorology, countable) An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm.

(impersonal) Of hail, to fall from the sky. / (intransitive) To send or release hail. / To pour down in rapid succession.

(obsolete) Healthy, whole, safe.

(transitive) To greet; give salutation to; salute. / (transitive) To name; to designate; to call. / (transitive) To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of.

(archaic or poetic) An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.

simple past tense and past participle of hail

plural of hail

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hail