Signification (English)
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- A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
- A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
- A conductor maintained at a fixed electrical potential relative to ground, to which other circuit components are connected.
- A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
- One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
- A vertical section on one side of a web page.
- A large line (portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug).
- Each of two vertical side bars supporting the rungs of a ladder.
Concepts
Synonyms
rail in
rail off
railroad rail
denounce
swear at
throw mud at
give someone hell
use abusive language
be at
comb down
door bolt
inveigh against
lay someone out
let into
rail against
transome
path [n[
be down on
be on at
bum-rap
call over the coals
scold for
give somebody hell
streetcar track
hand rail
rail shares
railway shares
slangwhang
cross tie
scold angrily
railway rail
steel rail
blast on someone
chew somebody's ass out
get on somebody's ass
lay out someone
sling mud at
сall names
go off at smb.
give fits
give somebody shit
trash someone
cut a beef
utter imprecations
tell someone Off
claw away
deal it out
go crook
ass-kick
let go with
give someone a tongue-lashing
ballock somebody
bollock somebody
ride a pony
slap someone's wrist
be after
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɹeɪl/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English rail, rayl, *reȝel, *reȝol (found in reȝolsticke (“a ruler”)), partly from Old English regol (“a ruler, straight bar”) and partly from Old French reille; both from Latin regula (“rule, bar”), from regō (“to rule, to guide, to govern”); see regular.
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