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1. (noun) Hale, Nathan Hale
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)

2. (noun) Hale, George Ellery Hale
United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)

3. (adj) Hale, Edward Everett Hale
prolific United States writer (1822-1909)

4. (verb) hale, whole
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
"hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

5. (verb) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
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"

6. (verb) haul, hale, cart, drag
draw slowly or heavily
"haul stones"; "haul nets"


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