rail Meaning and Definition

1. n. any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud

2. n. a horizontal bar (usually of wood)

3. n. short for railway

4. n. a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

5. n. a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

6. v. criticize severely

7. v. spread negative information about

8. v. complain bitterly

9. v. fish with a handline over the rails of a boat

10. v. lay with rails

11. v. travel by rail or train

12. v. convey (goods etc.) by rails

13. v. separate with a railing

14. v. provide with rails

15. v. enclose with rails