Definition of Rail

Noun: rail reyl

A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- railing
A horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
System of transportation using trains to pull passengers or freight
"he travelled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety";
- railway [Brit, Cdn], railroad [N. Amer], railroad line [N. Amer], railway line [Brit, Cdn], railway system [Brit, Cdn]
A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railway cars or other vehicles can roll
- track, rails, runway
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: rail reyl

Complain bitterly
- inveigh
Enclose with rails
"rail in the old graves";
- rail in
(architecture) provide with rails
"The yard was railed"
Separate with a railing
"rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace";
- rail off
Convey (goods etc.) by rails
"fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
Travel by rail or train
"They railed from Rome to Venice";
- train
Lay with rails
"hundreds of miles were railed out here"
Fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
"They are railing for fresh fish"
Spread negative information about
"The Nazi propaganda railed the Jews";
- vilify, revile, vituperate
Criticize severely
"She railed against the bad social policies";
- fulminate