rail

Definitions of rail in various dictionaries:

noun - a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

noun - short for railway

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

noun - a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)

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

verb - complain bitterly

verb - enclose with rails

verb - provide with rails

verb - separate with a railing

verb - convey (goods etc.) by rails

verb - travel by rail or train

verb - lay with rails

verb - fish with a handline over the rails of a boat

verb - spread negative information about

verb - criticize severely

A bar extending horizontally between supports, as in a fence.

A structure made of such bars and supports and forming a barrier or guard; a railing.

A steel bar used, usually in pairs, as a track for railroad cars or other wheeled vehicles.

The railroad as a means of transportation: goods transported by rail.

A horizontal piece of wood in a door or in paneling.

Any of various marsh birds of the family Rallidae, characteristically having brownish plumage and short wings adapted only for short flights.

verb - to scold in abusive or insolent language