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