rail

n. bar, bannister; bar used to hang objects; railroad track, railway; transportation by rail

v. lay railroad tracks; send by train; construct a fence

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Noun
1. a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
(synonym) railing
(hypernym) barrier
(hyponym) bar
(part-holonym) bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail
(part-meronym) ledger board
(derivation) rail off
2. short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"
(hypernym) railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
(derivation) train
3. a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
(synonym) track, rails
(hypernym) bar
(hyponym) third rail
(part-holonym) railroad track, railroad, railway
4. a horizontal bar (usually of wood)
(hypernym) bar
(hyponym) hitchrack, hitching bar
(derivation) rail in
5. any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
(hypernym) wading bird, wader
(hyponym) weka, maori hen, wood hen
(member-holonym) Rallidae, family Rallidae

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Verb
1. complain bitterly
(synonym) inveigh
(hypernym) complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
2. enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"
(synonym) rail in
(hypernym) enclose, hold in, confine
3. provide with rails; "The yard was railed"
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(classification) architecture
4. separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
(synonym) rail off
(hypernym) separate, divide
(derivation) railing
5. convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
(hypernym) transport
(derivation) track, rails
6. travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
(synonym) train
(hypernym) ride
(derivation) track, rails
7. lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
(hypernym) lay, put down, repose
(derivation) track, rails
8. fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"
(hypernym) fish
9. spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
(synonym) vilify, revile, vituperate
(hypernym) abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
10. criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"
(synonym) fulminate
(hypernym) denounce

nm. rail, track

nm. rail, railroad track

nm. rail, railroad track