rails Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
track; runway; rail.
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noun a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
rail; railing.
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noun short for railway
rail.
- he traveled by rail
- he was concerned with rail safety
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noun a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
rail.
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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
rail.
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verb complain bitterly
rail; inveigh.
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verb enclose with rails
rail; rail in.
- rail in the old graves
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verb provide with rails
rail.
- The yard was railed
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verb separate with a railing
rail; rail off.
- rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace
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verb convey (goods etc.) by rails
rail.
- fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium
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verb travel by rail or train
train; rail.
- They railed from Rome to Venice
- She trained to Hamburg
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verb lay with rails
rail.
- hundreds of miles were railed out here
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verb fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
rail.
- They are railing for fresh fish
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verb spread negative information about
vituperate; vilify; rail; revile.
- The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
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verb criticize severely
rail; fulminate.
- He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
- She railed against the bad social policies
