Meaning of '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

noun

a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)

noun

short for railway

Example: "We traveled by rail."

noun

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

Synonyms: railing

noun

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

Synonyms: track

verb

criticize severely

Synonyms: fulminate

verb

spread negative information about

Synonyms: vilify revile vituperate

verb

complain bitterly

Synonyms: inveigh

verb

fish with a handline over the rails of a boat

Example: "They are railing for fresh fish"

verb

lay with rails

Example: "hundreds of miles were railed out here"

verb

travel by rail or train

Example: "They railed from Rome to Venice"

Synonyms: train

verb

convey (goods etc.) by rails

Example: "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"

verb

separate with a railing

Example: "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"

Synonyms: rail off

verb

provide with rails

Example: "The yard was railed"

verb

enclose with rails

Example: "rail in the old graves"

Synonyms: rail in