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rain2
1DN if it rains, drops of water fall from clouds in the sky : 
Outside it was still raining.It's starting to rain.
it rains
Outside it was still raining.It's starting to rain.2 if you rain blows onto someone, you hit them many times : She attacked the man, raining blows on his head and shoulders.
rain (down) blows/blows rain down
She attacked the man, raining blows on his head and shoulders.3 used to say that as soon as one thing goes wrong, a lot of other things go wrong as well
it never rains but it pours
spokenrain down
phrasal verbbe rained off
phrasal verbDN if an event or activity is rained off or rained out, it has to stop because there is too much rain : The match was rained off.
The match was rained off.
