hail
verb(hail)
praise vociferously
Examples:
The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein. 
hail
verb(hail)
be a native of
Examples:
She hails from Kalamazoo. 
hail
verb(hail)
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
hail
verb(hail)
call for
Examples:
Hail a cab. 
hail
noun(hail)
enthusiastic greeting
hail
noun(hail)
many objects thrown forcefully through the air
Examples:
A hail of pebbles. 
A hail of bullets. 
hail
verb(hail)
precipitate as small ice particles
Examples:
It hailed for an hour. 
hail
noun(hail)
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents