Definitions for bale
bɑlbale

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. balenoun

   a large bundle bound for storage or transport

2. Basel, Basle, Baleverb

   a city in northwestern Switzerland

3. baleverb

   make into a bale

   "bale hay"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Balenoun

   A bundle or parcel of goods packed up for carriage.

   Etymology: balle, Fr.

   One hired an ass in the dog-days, to carry certain bales of goods to such a town. Roger L'Estrange.

   It is part of the bales in which bohea tea was brought over from China. John Woodward, on Fossils.

2. Balenoun

   Misery; calamity.

   Etymology: bæl, Sax. bale, Dan. bal, bol, Icelandish.

   She look’d about, and seeing one in mail,
   Armed to point, sought back to turn again;
   For light she hated as the deadly bale. Fairy Queen, b. i.

3. To Baleverb

   A word used by the sailors, who bid bale out the water; that is, lave it out, by way of distinction from pumping. Stephen Skinner.

4. To Baleverb

   To make up into a bale.

   Etymology: embeller, Fr. imballure, Ital.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bale

   A bale is a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, usually wrapped or bound with cords or wires and often covered with a protective outer layer. Bales are typically made up of materials such as hay, straw, cotton, or paper.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Balenoun

   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. Baleverb

   to make up in a bale

3. Baleverb

   see Bail, v. t., to lade

4. Balenoun

   misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow

5. Balenoun

   evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bale

   bāl, n. a bundle, or package of goods: (obs.) the set of dice for any special game.—v.t. to make into bales. [M. E. bale, perh. from O. Fr. bale—Old High Ger. balla, palla, ball. See Ball.]

2. Bale

   bāl, v.t. to throw out water [See Bail.]

3. Bale

   bāl, n. evil, injury, mischief: misery: woe.—adj. Bale′ful, full of misery, destructive: full of sorrow, sad.—adv. Bale′fully.—n. Bale′fulness.—Bliss and bale are often alliteratively opposed; also Boot and bale. [A.S. bealu; Old High Ger. balo; Ice. böl.]

4. Bale

   bāl, n. (arch.—Morris) a fire, funeral pyre: (Scot.) a beacon-fire.—n. Bale′-fire, a blazing fire: a beacon-fire: a bonfire. Spenser confounds with Bale, woe. [A.S. bæl; Scand. bál; cog. with Gr. phalos, bright. See Beltane.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bale

   A pack. This word appears in the statute Richard II. c. 3, and is still in common use.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bale

   One of the largest towns in Switzerland; captured and burned by the Hungarians in 917. In 1444 there was a bloody battle fought about a quarter of a mile beyond its gates, called the battle of St. Jacob, between the Swiss, 1600 strong, and a French army that was twenty times their number, commanded by the dauphin, afterwards Louis XII. For ten hours the brave Swiss band kept this large army in check; but nearly all the Swiss fell, not more than 10, according to some accounts, escaping alive. This exploit first spread the fame of Swiss valor, and led to the enrollment of the Swiss body-guard of France. The treaties of peace between France and Spain, and France and Prussia, were signed here, July 22, 1795.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bale

   A type of shape created for a specific material and purpose.

   The farmers always have a bale of silage for the cattle.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 20, 2019  

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1. BALE

   What does BALE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BALE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Bale

   Bale vs. Bail -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Bale and Bail.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BALE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bale is ranked #11138 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bale surname appeared 2,843 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bale.
   
   87.3% or 2,484 total occurrences were White.
   3.9% or 113 total occurrences were Asian.
   3% or 87 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.8% or 82 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 67 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.3% or 10 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Accumulate
   • Bundle

Anagrams for bale »

1. beal

2. abel

3. bela

4. able

5. albe

6. blae

How to pronounce bale?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bale in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bale in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bale in a Sentence

1. Cristiano Ronaldo:

   I've been here for eight years and people always say 50 players are coming here but in the end no-one comes. In September people think lots of players are going to come but the ones who take us to finals are always the same ones, the best players are already at Madrid. Bale, Benzema, (Lucas) Vazquez, (Marco) Asensio. They are all here.

2. Christian Bale:

   I was asked to do a romantic comedy recently and I thought they ’d lost their minds, i don’t know why anyone would ever offer me a romantic comedy, Christian Bale continued. CHRISTIAN BALE UNRECOGNIZABLE IN FIRST PICS AS DICK CHENEY FOR LATEST BIOPIC ROLE But Christian Bale said thought the 2000 flick American Psycho was very funny, referring to Christian Bale breakout leading role in which Christian Bale played Patrick Bateman, a rich New York investment banker with an urge to kill. The movie is based on Bret Easton Ellis ’ 1992 novel of the same name. The Oscar winner described.

3. John Rahm:

   I told Gareth Bale, ‘ you ca n’t be so good at professional football and golf at the same time, it just does n’t seem fair ’, ca n’t be dedicated to one thing and have this much talent for golf, it’s not fair in the slightest.

4. Carlo Ancelotti:

   (Bale) had his opportunity and he made the most of it. He could have scored, he gave us a threat up front, he did all we asked of him.

5. Kim Kardashian:

   To me it was like, ‘OK, Christian Bale can do it for a movie role and that is acceptable.’ Even Renée Zellweger gained weight for a role, it’s all the same to me. I wasn’t saying, ‘Hey everyone, why don’t you go lose this weight in a short period of time?'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bale
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bale
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bale
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bale
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=bale
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html