hale
adj.
robust, healthy; disease-free
v.
force, compel; drag, haul, pull
Hale
Hale can refer to:People Surname From the Old English h(e)alh - nook, hollow or recess.There was no single family which first took the name; it emerged independently across many parts of the United Kingdom - they took their name from where they lived. People who lived in a halh, - which was a specialised term for for the slightest hollow which could afford shelter to a settlement, as opposed to the larger cumb or valley - could be found all over the country.
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Hale
Noun
1. a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
(synonym) Nathan Hale
(hypernym) American Revolutionary leader
2. United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
(synonym) George Ellery Hale
(hypernym) astronomer, uranologist, stargazer
3. prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
(synonym) Edward Everett Hale
(hypernym) writer, author
hale
Verb
1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
(synonym) coerce, squeeze, pressure, force
(hypernym) compel, oblige, obligate
(hyponym) turn up the heat, turn up the pressure
(cause) act, move
2. draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
(synonym) haul, cart, drag
(hypernym) pull, draw, force
(hyponym) bowse, bouse
Adjective
1. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
(synonym) whole
(similar) healthy
hâle (m)
n.
tan, brownish color acquired by the skin through exposure to the sun's rays
hâlé
adj.
sunburnt, tanned
haler
v.
haul in, tow; kedge, move a boat by pulling on a rope connected to an anchor (Nautical)
hâler
v.
suntan, tan, brown
hale
interj.
hoy; come on; hurry up!; heave
halar
v.
tug, pull