Definitions of Bale [ɪl]

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Definition of 'Bale'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) bale
a large bundle, esp. one tightly compressed and secured by wires, cords, or the like:
a bale of cotton.

2. (v.t.) bale
to make into bales.

3. (Archaic.) bale
evil; harm; misfortune.

4. bale
woe; misery; sorrow.

Etymology: (1870–75)

Definition of 'Bale'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) bale
a large bundle bound for storage or transport

2. (verb) Basel, Basle, Bale
a city in northwestern Switzerland

3. (verb) bale
make into a bale
"bale hay"

Definition of 'Bale'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Bale
a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw / hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation

2. (noun) Bale
misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow

3. (noun) Bale
evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury

4. (verb) Bale
to make up in a bale

5. (verb) Bale
see Bail, v. t., to lade

Translation of 'Bale'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a large bundle of goods or material (cloth, hay etc) tied together a bale of cotton.
Afrikaans: baal	Arabic: بالَه، رُزْمَـه، حُزْمَه	Bulgarian: бала
Brazilian: fardo	Czech: balík, žok	German: der Ballen
Danish: balle	Greek: μεγάλη ποσότητα από κτ. π	Spanish: fardo
Estonian: kaubapall	Farsi: بقچه؛ بسته	Finnish: paali
French: balle	Hebrew: חֲבִילָה, צרוֹר	Hindi: गठरी
Croatian: bala	Hungarian: bála	Indonesian: segulung, satu bal
Icelandic: balli, baggi	Italian: balla	Japanese: 梱
Korean: 곤포, 짐짝	Lithuanian: ryšulys	Latvian: sainis;ķīpa
Malay: bandela	Dutch: baal	Norwegian: (høy)balle
Polish: bela	Persian: بقچه؛ بسته	Pashto: ګاټ، بنډل، پنډ
Portuguese: fardo	Romanian: balot	Russian: кипа
Slovak: žoch	Slovenian: bala	Serbian: bala
Swedish: bal, packe	Thai: หีบห่อมัดรวมกันเป็นตั้ง	Turkish: balya, denk
Taiwanese: 大綑	Ukrainian: кіпа; тюк	Urdu: ، گٹھڑی گانٹھ
Vietnamese: kiện hàng	Chinese: 大包
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