Word

rail, v.
(railed, railing, rails)
freq. cnt. 2

complain bitterly
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

inveigh rail

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch

criticize severely
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

fulminate rail

sample sentences

"He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"
"She railed against the bad social policies"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fulmination

semantic pointers

hypernym

denounce

spread negative information about
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

rail revile vilify vituperate

sample sentences

"The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

verb frames

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verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

revilement

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

vilification vilification vilifier

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

vituperative vituperation

semantic pointers

hypernym

abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout

fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
<verb.competition>

rail

sample sentences

"They are railing for fresh fish"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

fish

lay with rails
<verb.contact>

rail

sample sentences

"hundreds of miles were railed out here"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rail

semantic pointers

hypernym

lay, put down, repose

travel by rail or train
<verb.motion>

rail train

sample sentences

"They railed from Rome to Venice"
"She trained to Hamburg"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

train

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rail rail

semantic pointers

hypernym

ride

convey (goods etc.) by rails
<verb.motion>

rail

sample sentences

"fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rail rail

semantic pointers

hypernym

transport

separate with a railing
<verb.motion>

rail rail off

sample sentences

"rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rail railing

semantic pointers

hypernym

separate, divide

provide with rails
<verb.possession>

rail

sample sentences

"The yard was railed"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rail rail railing

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

architecture

hypernym

provide, supply, furnish, render

enclose with rails
<verb.stative>

rail rail in

sample sentences

"rail in the old graves"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rail rail railing

semantic pointers

hypernym

enclose, hold in, confine