'Hale' definitions:
Definition of 'hale'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" [syn: hale, whole]
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) [syn: Hale, Nathan Hale]
noun
United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) [syn: Hale, George Ellery Hale]
noun
Prolific United States writer (1822-1909) [syn: Hale, Edward Everett Hale]
verb
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" [syn: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force]
verb
Definition of 'Hale'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Hale'
From: GCIDE
- Hale \Hale\, n. Welfare. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- All heedless of his dearest hale. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hale'
From: GCIDE
- Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l or h[add]l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haled (h[=a]ld or h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Haling.] [OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See Haul.] To pull; to drag; to haul. See Haul. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim. --Shelley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hale'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- able-bodied,
- beefy,
- bouncing,
- bunkum,
- doughty,
- drag,
- draggle,
- draw,
- fit,
- flourishing,
- flush,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- forcy,
- full-blooded,
- full-strength,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hale and hearty,
- hard,
- hard as nails,
- hardy,
- haul,
- healthy,
- hearty,
- heave,
- hefty,
- husky,
- in the pink,
- iron-hard,
- lug,
- lusty,
- mighty,
- nervy,
- obstinate,
- potent,
- powerful,
- puissant,
- pull,
- red-blooded,
- right,
- robust,
- robustious,
- robustuous,
- rude,
- rugged,
- sane,
- snake,
- sound,
- stalwart,
- steely,
- stout,
- strapping,
- strong,
- strong as brandy,
- strong as strong,
- strong-willed,
- sturdy,
- take in tow,
- tow,
- trail,
- train,
- trawl,
- troll,
- tug,
- vigorous,
- vital,
- well,
- wholesome
Hale, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hale, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000) :
473
Housing Units (2000) :
222
Land area (2000) :
0.550106 sq. miles (1.424768 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.550106 sq. miles (1.424768 sq. km)
FIPS code :
29908
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
39.604241 N, 93.343713 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
64643
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Hale -- U.S. County in Alabama
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hale -- U.S. County in Alabama
Population (2000) :
17185
Housing Units (2000) :
7756
Land area (2000) :
643.735532 sq. miles (1667.267304 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
12.735412 sq. miles (32.984565 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
656.470944 sq. miles (1700.251869 sq. km)
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
32.768094 N, 87.635687 W
Hale -- U.S. County in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hale -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000) :
36602
Housing Units (2000) :
13526
Land area (2000) :
1004.653964 sq. miles (2602.041712 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.115296 sq. miles (0.298615 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1004.769260 sq. miles (2602.340327 sq. km)
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
34.094550 N, 101.790353 W