(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"; "he was concerned with rail safety"

(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) criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

(verb) spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

(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) travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"

(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"

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