hail

hail
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1. salute, greet, welcome, hello, nod to, wave to, smile at, wink at, tip one's hat to; receive, meet.
2. signal, flag down, flag, wave down; call, cry out, sing out, halloo, accost; cry, exclaim, shout, yell, Inf. holler; scream, roar, bellow, clamor, Inf. jump up and down.
3. acclaim, applaud, cheer; approve enthusiastically, congratulate, felicitate, compliment, huzzah, rejoice in; praise, sound the praises of, extol, laud, commend, Archaic. magnify; exalt, eulogize, glorify; pay tribute to, pay homage to, honor, crown; present, introduce, usher in, call in; name, credit, slap on the back.
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4. call, cry, outcry, clamor, shout, Inf. holler; signal, cooee, sooey; greeting, salutation, salute, salaam, welcome, address; hello, halloo, aloha, how do you do; bow, curtsy, genuflection; handshake, handclasp, kiss, peck; wave, nod, bob, duck, kowtow, prostration, homage.
5. acclamation, applause, cheer, ovation, standing ovation, bravo, plaudits, Inf. hand, curtain calls, encore; hosanna, hurrah, huzzah, three cheers.
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1. hailstones, hailstorm, sleet, pellets; frozen rain, soft hail, tapioca snow, graupel.
2. shower, storm, pelting, rain.
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3. shower, storm, rain, rain down on, pelt, pepper, beat, beat down on; batter, riddle, bombard, wallop, stone, thump, buffet.

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