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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
rain /reɪn/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Meteorology[uncountable] water that is condensed from the vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops.
  2. Meteorologya rainfall, rainstorm, or shower: [countable]a heavy rain.[uncountable]a fifty percent chance of rain.
  3. Meteorology rains, [plural* usually: the + ~] a rainy season;
    seasonal rainfall.
  4. a heavy and continuous fall of something usually unwelcome:[countable* usually singular]a rain of blows.

v. 
  1. (of rain) to fall:[no object* it + ~]It rained all night.
  2. to (cause to) come down like rain: [no object]Bombs rained from above. Tears rained from their eyes.[~ + object]The jets rained bombs down on the enemy position.
  3. to offer or give in great quantity;
    shower:[~ + object]to rain favors upon a person.
  4. rain out, [~ + object* usually: be + ~-ed] to cancel or postpone because of rain:The last game was rained out.
Idioms
  1. Idioms rain cats and dogs, to rain heavily.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
rain  (rān),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Meteorologywater that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1⁄50 in. (0.5 mm) in diameter. Cf. drizzle (def. 6).
  2. Meteorologya rainfall, rainstorm, or shower:We had a light rain this afternoon.
  3. Meteorology rains, the rainy season;
    seasonal rainfall, as in India.
  4. Meteorologyweather marked by steady or frequent rainfall:We had rain most of last summer.
  5. a heavy and continuous descent or inflicting of anything:a rain of blows; a rain of vituperation.

v.i. 
  1. (of rain) to fall (usually used impersonally with it as subject):It rained all night.
  2. to fall like rain:Tears rained from their eyes.
  3. to send down rain:The lightning flashed and the sky rained on us in torrents.

v.t. 
  1. to send down in great quantities, as small pieces or objects:People on rooftops rained confetti on the parade.
  2. to offer, bestow, or give in great quantity:to rain favors upon a person.
  3. to deal, hurl, fire, etc., repeatedly:to rain blows on someone's head.
  4. rain cats and dogs, [Informal.]to rain very heavily or steadily:We canceled our picnic because it rained cats and dogs.
  5. rain out, to cause, by raining, the cancellation or postponement of a sports event, performance, or the like:The double-header was rained out yesterday.
  • bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English rein; Old English regn, rēn, cognate with Dutch, German regen, Old Norse regn, Gothic rign; (verb, verbal) Middle English reinen, Old English regnian
rain′less, adj. 
rain′less•ness, n. 
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lavish, shower, pour.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rain / reɪn/
  1. precipitation from clouds in the form of drops of water, formed by the condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere
  2. a fall of rain; shower
  3. (in combination): a raindrop
  4. a large quantity of anything falling rapidly or in quick succession: a rain of abuse
  5. rain or shine, come rain or shine ⇒ regardless of the weather
  6. right as rain ⇒ perfectly all right; perfectly fit
  1. (intr; with it as subject) to be the case that rain is falling
  2. often with it as subject: to fall or cause to fall like rain
  3. (transitive) to bestow in large measure: to rain abuse on someone
  4. rained off ⇒ cancelled or postponed on account of rain
    US and Canadian term: rained out
Etymology: Old English regn; related to Old Frisian rein, Old High German regan, Gothic rignˈrainless

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