hale

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: HaleNathan HaleGeorge Ellery HaleEdward Everett Halecoercesqueezepressureforcehaulcartdragwhole

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  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)Synonyms: HaleNathan Hale
  2. United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)Synonyms: HaleGeorge Ellery Hale
  3. prolific United States writer (1822-1909)Synonyms: HaleEdward Everett Hale

Verb (2)

  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”Synonyms: coercesqueezepressureforce
  2. draw slowly or heavily“haul stones”“haul nets”Synonyms: haulcartdrag

Adjective (1)

  1. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health“hale and hearty”“whole in mind and body”“a whole person again”Synonyms: whole
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l), a. [Written also hail.] [OE. heil, Icel. heill; akin to E. whole. See Whole.] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body. [1913 Webster]

Last year we thought him strong and hale. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Hale \Hale\, n. Welfare. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

All heedless of his dearest hale. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l or h[add]l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haled (h[=a]ld or h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Haling.] [OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See Haul.] To pull; to drag; to haul. See Haul. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim. --Shelley. [1913 Webster]

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