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Quick definitions from WordNet (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)
▸ noun:  short for railway ("He traveled by rail")
▸ noun:  a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
▸ noun:  a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
▸ verb:  provide with rails ("The yard was railed")
▸ verb:  enclose with rails ("Rail in the old graves")
▸ verb:  complain bitterly
▸ verb:  fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat ("They are railing for fresh fish")
▸ verb:  lay with rails ("Hundreds of miles were railed out here")
▸ 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:  criticize severely ("She railed against the bad social policies")
▸ verb:  travel by rail or train ("They railed from Rome to Venice")
▸ verb:  spread negative information about
▸ name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #34929)

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