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1. (adj.) hale
free from disease or infirmity.
2. (v.t.) hale
to compel (someone) to go:
to hale a suspect into court.
3. hale
to haul; pull.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < MF haler < Gmc; cf. OHG halōn to fetch, OE geholian to get. Cf. haul)
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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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1. (adj) HALE
sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body
2. (noun) HALE
welfare
3. (verb) HALE
to pull; to drag; to haul
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