I. ˈrān noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German regan rain
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere
b. : the descent of this water
c. : water that has fallen as rain : rainwater
2.
a. : a fall of rain : rainstorm
b. plural : the rainy season
3. : rainy weather
4. : a heavy fall
a rain of arrows
II. verb
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1. : to send down rain
2. : to fall as water in drops from the clouds
3. : to fall like rain
soot and ash rain ed down
transitive verb
1. : to pour down
2. : to give or administer abundantly
rain ed blows on his head
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- rain cats and dogs