bale
IPA: bˈeɪɫ
noun
- Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
- Suffering, woe, torment.
- (obsolete) A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
- (archaic) A funeral pyre.
- (archaic) A beacon-fire.
- A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
- A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.
- A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
- A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
- A block of compressed cannabis.
- A surname.
- A municipality of Croatia.
verb
- (transitive) To wrap into a bale.
- (Britain, nautical) To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.
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Examples of "bale" in Sentences
- He thought it had a baleful taste.
- People tried to avoid baleful statements.
- The baleful deeds were worth of criticism.
- Neath the gray rocks that nem the baleful hold.
- Afder was the starting point of the Bale revolt.
- They wanted to exterminate the baleful intentions.
- After strapping, the handle is lifted and the bale is removed.
- The back of the baler swings open, and the bale is discharged.
- The bale of the padlock is received in holes in the bale support members.
- Such are the confusions of subjectivism, a baleful but popular epistemology.
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