Definition of "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."

noun: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

noun: a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

verb: criticize severely

"She railed against the bad social policies."

verb: spread negative information about

verb: complain bitterly

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."

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."

verb: provide with rails

"The yard was railed."

verb: enclose with rails

"Rail in the old graves."