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to hail a taxi

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  • hail — hail1 [hāl] vt. [ME hailen, to salute, greet < hail, heil < ON heill, whole, sound, akin to OE hal (see HALE1, WHOLE): used as a salutation] 1. to welcome, greet, etc. with or as with cheers; acclaim 2. to name by way of tribute; salute as… …   English World dictionary

  • 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 …   Combinatory dictionary

  • hail — [[t]he͟ɪl[/t]] hails, hailing, hailed 1) VERB: usu passive If a person, event, or achievement is hailed as important or successful, they are praised publicly. [be V ed as n] Faulkner has been hailed as the greatest American novelist of his… …   English dictionary

  • taxi — I UK [ˈtæksɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms taxi : singular taxi plural taxis *** a car whose driver is paid to take you to a particular place, especially a fairly short distance take a taxi: It s too far to walk, so I ll take a taxi. hail a… …   English dictionary

  • taxi — tax|i1 [ tæksi ] noun count ** a car whose driver you pay to take you to a particular place, especially a fairly short distance: CAB: take a taxi: It s too far to walk, so I ll take a taxi. hail a taxi (=wave or shout at one to make it stop): I… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hail — 01. I was woken up in the night by the sound of [hail] hitting the bedroom window. 02. [Hail] destroys hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crops and property each year. 03. [Hail] is not seasonal, so it can occur at any time of year. 04.… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • hail — I. /heɪl / (say hayl) verb (t) 1. to salute or greet; welcome. 2. to salute or name as: to hail (someone as) victor. 3. to acclaim; to approve with enthusiasm. 4. to attract the attention of, by calling out, waving the hand, etc.: to hail a… …  

  • hail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hægl; akin to Old High German hagal hail Date: before 12th century 1. precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • taxi — tax|i1 [ˈtæksi] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: taxicab] a car and driver that you pay to take you somewhere = ↑cab take/get a taxi ▪ I took a taxi to the airport. in a taxi ▪ They had to send me home in a taxi. by taxi ▪ She arrived by taxi …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • taxi*/*/*/ — [ˈtæksi] noun [C] I a car with a driver who you pay to take you somewhere Syn: cab It was late, so I took a taxi home.[/ex] You won t have any problem getting a taxi.[/ex] I tried to hail a taxi (= stop one in the street) but they all sped… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • taxi — 1 noun (C) a car and driver that you pay to take you somewhere; cab (1): flag (down)/hail a taxi (=wave or shout at a taxi to make it stop) 2 verb (I) if a plane taxis, it moves slowly along the ground before taking off or after landing …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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