See Also: rain(encyclopedia)
rain-out(dictionary)
rain(3)(dictionary)
rain(2)(dictionary)
rain(1)(dictionary)
Rain(medicine)
rain check(dictionary)
rain drop(dictionary)
rain forest(dictionary)
rain gauge(dictionary)

acquittal (oh) and rain(3) (iou)


acquittal (oh)



an official statement in a court of law that someone is not guilty

rain(3) (iou)



rain verb. OE.
[from RAIN noun1.]
I. verb intrans.
Of the sky, clouds, etc.: send down rain. Now rare. OE.
impers. in it rains, it is raining, etc., rain falls, rain is falling, etc. Also in indirect pass., be rained on, have rain fall on one. ME.
rain on someone's parade detract from someone's enjoyment of or Success in a situation, spoil an occasion for someone.
I. Murdoch We must put the chairs on the verandah, otherwise they will be rained on. Proverb: It never rains but it pours.
Of rain: fall. Now rare. ME.
Shakespeare Twelfth Night The rain it raineth every day.
Fall like rain. ME.
L. M. Montgomery The tears..rained down over my cheeks. T. Heggen Ticker-tape rained from Wall Street windows.
II. verb trans.
impers. in it rains or is raining , etc., there is (etc.) a shower of (something) falling from above or through the air; fig. there is (etc.) a large or overwhelming quantity of. ME.
rain cats and dogs: see CAT noun1. rain pitchforks: see PITCHFORK noun1.
Shakespeare Anthony & Cleopatra Bestow'd his lips..As it rain'd kisses. C. Bront? It rained a November drizzle.
Send down like rain; send in large quantities, give lavishly; shed (tears) copiously. ME.
H. Sturgis She began..to rain letters upon her son. Time Fans rained bottles..on to the ground.
With compl.: bring into a specified condition by raining. Usu. in pass. ME.
be rained off, (N. Amer.) be rained out be cancelled or prematurely ended because of rain.
rainer noun M19.