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Meanings and definitions of "rail"

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a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

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short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"

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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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a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)

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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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complain bitterly

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enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"

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provide with rails; "The yard was railed"

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separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"

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convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"

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travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"

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lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"

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fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"

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spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

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criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

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