n. Pellets of ice falling in showers.To pour down hail.To pour down or put forth like hail; emit in rapid succession.See hale.Be whole; be safe; be happy: a term of salutation now used without thought of its literal meaning, and merely as an exclamatory expression of well-wishing: used absolutely, or followed by a noun with to.To salute; welcome; address.To call to, as a person, or, by metonymy, a place, house, ship, etc., at a distance; cry out to in order to attract attention.To offer or exchange greeting or tidings; report or declare one's self.n. A salutation; greeting; call; summons; challenge of attention.n. The varions responses made by naval officers at night to the sentry, by which the latter may learn the rank of the officer approaching the vessel, are as follows: Flag-officers answer “flag!” the captain gives the name of his ship; the ward-room officers answer, “Aye, aye!” the steerage and warrant officers answer, “No, no!” and petty officers and members of the crew answer, “Hello!” Yachtsmen have adopted this code with a slight modification.