hail

hail
v.

1) (C) ('to summon') hail a taxi for me; or: hail me a taxi

2) (esp. AE) (d; intr.) to hail from ('to be from') (where do you hail from?)

3) (D; tr.) ('to proclaim') to hail as (she was hailed as a heroine)

4) (rare) (N; used with a noun) ('to name') to hail smb. emperor

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[heɪl]
or: hail me a taxi
(C) ('to summon') haila taxi for me
(rare) (N; used with a noun) ('to name') to hail smb. emperor
(D; tr.) ('to proclaim') to hail as (she was hailed as a heroine)
(esp. AE) (d; intr.) to hail from (where do you hail from?; 'to be from')

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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