hail2
heɪl/Submit
verb
verb: hail; 3rd person present: hails; past tense: hailed; past participle: hailed; gerund or present participle: hailing
1.
call out to (someone) to attract attention.
"I hailed her in English"
synonyms: greet, salute, address, halloo, speak to, call out to, shout to, say hello to, initiate a discussion with, talk to; More
antonyms: say goodbye to
signal (an approaching taxi) to stop.
"she raised her hand to hail a cab"
synonyms: flag down, wave down, signal to stop, gesture to stop, make a sign to; More