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 rail


Noun
  • any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
  • a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
  • a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
  • short for railway
    • he traveled by rail
    • he was concerned with rail safety
  • a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

Verb
  • criticize severely
    • He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
    • She railed against the bad social policies
  • spread negative information about
    • The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
  • fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
    • They are railing for fresh fish
  • lay with rails
    • hundreds of miles were railed out here
  • travel by rail or train
    • They railed from Rome to Venice
    • She trained to Hamburg
  • convey (goods etc.) by rails
    • fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium
  • separate with a railing
    • rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace
  • provide with rails
    • The yard was railed
  • enclose with rails
    • rail in the old graves
  • complain bitterly
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