rail in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
rail in Hindi हिन्दी
rail in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
rail in Kashmiri कॉशुर
rail in Malayalam മലയാളം
rail in Sindhi سنڌي
rail in Telugu తెలుగు
rail in English
- rail⇄expr. off the rails, (Espeically British.) out of the proper or normal condition; out of control; haywire.
Ex. At that time it seemed to me the national government was going seriously off the rails (Walter Gordon). - rail⇄expr. rail in, to enclose within a fence.
Ex. A space was railed in for the reception of the ... jurors (Maria Edgeworth). - rail⇄expr. rail off, to separate by a fence.
Ex. They railed off a space for the horses. The footpaths were railed off along the whole distance (James A. Froude). - rail⇄noun railer.
- rail⇄noun 1. a bar of wood or of metal.
Ex. There are stair rails, fence rails, altar rails, and rails protecting monuments. Bars laid along the ground for a railroad track are called rails.
2. a fence enclosing a race track.
Ex. The jockey - rail⇄rail (1), noun, verb.
- rail⇄rail (2), intransitive verb.
to complain bitterly; use violent and reproachful language.
Ex. He railed at his hard luck. Poets, like disputants, when reasons fail, Have one sure refuge left, and that's to rail (John Dryden). Why rail at fate? - rail⇄rail (3), noun, pl.railsor (collectively)rail.
a small, dull-colored wading bird with short wings, a plump body, long toes, and a harsh cry. It lives in marshes and swamps. There are numerous kinds. - rail⇄rail (4), noun.
(Archaic.)
1. a garment; cloak.
2. a kerchief. - rail⇄v.t. to bring or force by railing.
(SYN) scold, revile, upbraid. - rail⇄v.t. 1. to furnish with rails.
2. to enclose with bars.