Definition of Hale

1. 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).

Exact synonyms: Nathan Hale
Generic synonyms: American Revolutionary Leader

2. Verb. To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :. "They hale him to write the letter"; "He squeezed her for information"

3. Adjective. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health. "A whole person again"
Exact synonyms: Whole
Similar to: Healthy
Derivative terms: Haleness, Wholeness

4. Noun. United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938).
Exact synonyms: George Ellery Hale
Generic synonyms: Astronomer, Stargazer, Uranologist

5. Verb. Draw slowly or heavily. "Haul nets"
Exact synonyms: Cart, Drag, Haul
Generic synonyms: Draw, Force, Pull
Specialized synonyms: Bouse, Bowse
Derivative terms: Drag, Dragger, Dragger, Haul, Haulage, Hauler, Hauling

6. Noun. Prolific United States writer (1822-1909).
Exact synonyms: Edward Everett Hale
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Definition of Hale

1. a. Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

2. n. Welfare.

3. v. t. To pull; to drag; to haul.

Definition of Hale

1. Proper noun. (surname topographic from=Old English) ¹

2. Noun. Health, welfare. ¹

3. Adjective. (archaic) Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. ¹

4. Verb. To drag, pull, especially forcibly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hale

1. healthy [adj HALER, HALEST] / to compel to go [v HALED, HALING, HALES] - See also: healthy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hale

Halchidhoma
Halcion
Haldane
Haldane's apparatus
Haldane's evolutionary unit
Haldane-Priestley sample
Haldane chamber
Haldane effect
Haldane relationship
Haldane transformation
Haldane tube
Haldea
Haldea striatula
Haldol
Hale
Hale's colloidal iron stain
Haleakala National Park
Halenia
Hales' piesimeter
Halesia carolina
Halesia tetraptera
Halevy
Haley
Halfrican
Haliaeetus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucorhyphus
Haliaeetus pelagicus
Haliatus albicilla

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