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Definitions of rail
  1. noun
    a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

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  2. verb
    enclose with rails
    "rail in the old graves"

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  3. verb
    criticize severely
    "She railed against the bad social policies"

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  4. verb
    complain bitterly

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  5. verb
    separate with a railing
    "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"

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  6. verb
    spread negative information about

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  7. verb
    travel by rail or train
    "They railed from Rome to Venice"

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

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  9. noun
    a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
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    bar
  10. 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
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  11. verb
    convey (goods etc.) by rails
    "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
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  12. verb
    fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
    "They are railing for fresh fish"
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  13. verb
    lay with rails
    "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
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  14. verb
    provide with rails
    "The yard was railed"
  15. noun
    short for railway
    "he traveled by rail" "he was concerned with rail safety"
Definition that contains rail
  • switch railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
  • virginia fence rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails
  • club car railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs
  • gallirallus rails of New Zealand
  • rallidae rails; crakes; gallinules; coots
  • worm fence rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails
  • lounge car railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs
  • snake fence rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails
  • genus gallirallus rails of New Zealand
  • cog railway railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
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