'Bale' definitions:

Definition of 'bale'

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noun
A large bundle bound for storage or transport
noun
A city in northwestern Switzerland [syn: Basel, Basle, Bale]
verb
Make into a bale; "bale hay"

Definition of 'Bale'

From: GCIDE
  • Bale \Bale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baled (b[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Baling.] To make up in a bale. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bale'

From: GCIDE
  • Bale \Bale\, v. t. See Bail, v. t., to lade. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bale'

From: GCIDE
  • Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS. balu, OHG. balo, Icel. b["o]l, Goth. balweins.]
  • 1. Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow. [1913 Webster]
  • Let now your bliss be turned into bale. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury. [Now chiefly poetic] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bale'

From: GCIDE
  • Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL. bala, fr. OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen, ball, round pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. Ball a round body.] 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Bale of dice, a pair of dice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]