hail (1) — OET

hail1

verb

1 a friend hailed him from the upper deck:

greet, salute, address, halloo, speak to, call out to, shout to, say hello to, initiate a discussion with, talk to;

nod to, wave to, smile at, signal to, lift one's hat to, acknowledge;

accost, approach, waylay, stop, catch;

informal collar, buttonhole;

British, informal nobble.

▷antonyms say goodbye to.

2 he hailed a cab:

flag down, wave down, signal to stop, gesture to stop, make a sign to;

call to, shout to;

summon, accost.

3 the critics hailed the new film as a masterpiece:

acclaim, praise, applaud, commend, rave about, extol, eulogize, vaunt, hymn, lionize, express approval of, express admiration for, pay tribute to, speak highly of, sing the praises of, make much of;

glorify, cheer, salute, exalt, honour, hurrah, hurray, toast, welcome, pay homage to;

British, informal big up;

North American, informal ballyhoo;

dated cry up;

archaic emblazon;

rare laud, panegyrize.

▷antonyms criticize, condemn.

4 the band's twenty-six members all hail from Wales:

come from, be from, be a native of, have been born in, originate in, have one's roots in;

be … (by birth);

live in, have one's home in, inhabit, be an inhabitant of, be settled in, reside in, be a resident of.

noun

a hearty hail greeted me:

greeting, hello, hallo, halloo, call, cry, shout, salutation;

acknowledgement, welcome, salute.

▷antonyms farewell.

hail (2) Oxford Dictionary of English