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rail
noun(rail)
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
Synonyms: railing,
rail
verb(rail)
enclose with rails
Synonyms: rail in,
Examples:
Rail in the old graves.
rail
verb(rail)
criticize severely
Synonyms: fulminate,
Examples:
She railed against the bad social policies.
rail
verb(rail)
complain bitterly
Synonyms: inveigh,
rail
verb(rail)
separate with a railing
Synonyms: rail off,
Examples:
Rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace.
rail
verb(rail)
spread negative information about
Synonyms: revile, vilify, vituperate,
rail
verb(rail)
travel by rail or train
Synonyms: train,
Examples:
They railed from Rome to Venice.
rail
noun(rail)
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
Synonyms: rails, runway, track,
rail
noun(rail)
a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
rail
noun(rail)
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
rail
verb(rail)
convey (goods etc.) by rails
Examples:
Fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium.
rail
verb(rail)
fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
Examples:
They are railing for fresh fish.
rail
verb(rail)
lay with rails
Examples:
Hundreds of miles were railed out here.
rail
verb(rail)
provide with rails
Examples:
The yard was railed.
rail
noun(rail)
short for railway
Examples:
He traveled by rail.
He was concerned with rail safety.

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