RAIL

(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
(noun) a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
(noun) short for railway
"he traveled by rail", "he was concerned with rail safety"
(noun) a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
synonyms : railing
(noun) a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
synonyms : rails , runway , track
(verb) criticize severely
"He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare", "She railed against the bad social policies"
synonyms : fulminate
(verb) spread negative information about
"The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
synonyms : revile , vilify , vituperate
(verb) complain bitterly
synonyms : inveigh
(verb) fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
"They are railing for fresh fish"
(verb) lay with rails
"hundreds of miles were railed out here"
(verb) travel by rail or train
"They railed from Rome to Venice", "She trained to Hamburg"
synonyms : train
(verb) convey (goods etc.) by rails
"fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
(verb) separate with a railing
"rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
synonyms : rail off
(verb) provide with rails
"The yard was railed"
(verb) enclose with rails
"rail in the old graves"
synonyms : rail in

Mnemonics for rail

(Tag: ) rail sounds like rail or train so when you missed your rail, your father scolded you for not reaching on time....
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(Tag: ) ++Mahima There is no day on which I didn't complain bitterly about railways. (everything is far below the mark).
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(Tag: ) " he railed against the mismanagement of the rail authority."
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(Tag: ) kisi ki RAIL nikalna - to scold sumbody
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(Tag: ) Rail(railway)...when we think about rail ways in India, we always complain in loud abusive language because of dirty r=things like SHIT falling on tracks, dirty toilets what else you want????
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(Tag: ) similar to GRILL; and literally grill (BBQ grill) and rail (train rail) have similar looks
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