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rail


Definition: Meaning of, rail in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / reɪl /

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rail rails
  1. [uncountable] the railway system [↪  train]
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  2. [countable] one of the two long metal tracks fastened to the ground that trains move along
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  3. [countable] a bar that is fastened along or around something, especially to stop you from going somewhere or from falling
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  4. [countable] a bar that you use to hang things on
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  5. go off the rails informal to start behaving in a strange or socially unacceptable way
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  6. back on the rails happening or functioning normally again
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
rail railed railed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
railing rails
  1. [transitive] to enclose or separate an area with rails [↪  cordon off]
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] formal to complain angrily about something, especially something that you think is very unfair
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rail used in phrases

  • British Rail
    1. the national railway system of the UK, which used to be owned by the government
  • Inter-Rail pass
    1. a special type of railway ticket that allows you to travel on trains all over Europe for a fixed period. These tickets are especially popular with students and other young people.
  • curtain rail (noun)
    1. a long piece of plastic or metal that you hang a curtain on
  • fence rail (noun)
    1. a rail that is split from a log
  • fife rail (noun)
    1. the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel
  • land rail (noun)
    1. common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
  • light rail (noun)
    1. a transport system using small trains or trams, often serving parts of a large metropolitan area
  • picture rail (noun)
    1. a long narrow piece of wood fixed high on a wall, used for hanging pictures from
  • plate rail (noun)
    1. rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates
  • rail fence (noun)
    1. usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle a fence
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rail used in phrasal verbs

  • railroad through (phrasal verb)
    1. railroad something through if someone with power or influence railroads something through, they make someone else accept it, although they do not really want to
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