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RAIL

Definition:

[noun] a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
Synonyms: ing
[noun] short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"
[noun] a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
Synonyms: track
[noun] a horizontal bar (usually of wood)
[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
[verb] complain bitterly
Synonyms: inveigh
[verb] enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"
Synonyms: in
[verb] provide with rails; "The yard was railed"
[verb] separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
Synonyms: off
[verb] convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
[verb] travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
Synonyms: train
[verb] lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
[verb] fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"
[verb] spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
Synonyms: vilify, revile, vituperate
[verb] criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"
Synonyms: fulminate