Hale - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|heɪl|
Brit.
|heɪl|
noun
- 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)
- United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
- prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
- United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
- prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means (syn: coerce, force, pressure, squeeze)
- draw slowly or heavily (syn: cart, drag, haul)
- draw slowly or heavily (syn: cart, drag, haul)
adjective
Extra examples
...still hale and strong at 80, often outdoing his younger golfing buddies...
...the fishermen haled the huge net onto the deck of the ship...
His grandmother remains hale and hearty in her old age.
She's still hale and hearty at 74.
Mr. Hale made the happy suggestion of adopting the bisque as a means of equalizing a strong and a weak player.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: haler
superlative: halest
comparative: haler
superlative: halest
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