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Rails

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Definitions for Rails

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

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