to offer, bestow, or give in great quantity: to rain favors upon a person. to deal, hurl, fire, etc., repeatedly: to rain blows on someone's head. Verb Phrases. 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. Idioms. rain cats and dogs, Informal. read more
Definition of rain written for English Language Learners from the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and count/noncount noun labels. read more
a heavy and continuous descent or inflicting of anything: a rain of blows; a rain of vituperation. verb (used without object) (of rain) to fall (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It rained all night. read more