Nasty fall? (4 letters)

{ Answer }

HAIL

{ Related Clues }

Acclaim
Accost
"___ Caesar!"
"___, Caesar!"
Call
"___ to the Chief"
Greet
Huzzah
Salute
Welcome
Approve enthusiastically
Greet loudly
Ice pellets
Icy particles
Rain hard?
Salute with enthusiasm
Signal, as a cab
___ fellow (genial person)
Flag down a cab
Helter-skelter pelter
It falls hard
Pelters for all seasons
Storm or stone preceder
Precipitation that can leave dents
When repeated, exuberant cry

{ Tags }

acclaim, cab, call, chief, down, flag, greet, greeting, hail, hard, hello, icy, nasty, pellets, precipitation, rain, salute, sky, stone, stones, storm

{ Notes }

The answer HAIL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 160 puzzles.

{ Definition }

HAIL as a noun:

1. precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents

2. enthusiastic greeting

HAIL as a verb:

1. (acclaim, hail, herald) = praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

2. (hail, come) = be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"

3. call for; "hail a cab"

4. (hail, herald) = greet enthusiastically or joyfully

5. precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"