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Meaning of 'hale' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hale [ a.]
- Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.
2 . Hale [ n.]
- Welfare.
3 . Hale [ v. t.]
- To pull; to drag; to haul.

Meaning of 'hale' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hale [ v]
Meaning (1):
- draw slowly or heavily
Example in sentence:
  • haul nets;
  • haul stones
Meaning (2):
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
Example in sentence:
  • He squeezed her for information;
  • She forced him to take a job in the city
3 . hale [ s]
Meaning (3):
- exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
Example in sentence:
  • a whole person again;
  • hale and hearty;
  • whole in mind and body

Nearby Words:

hal'yard halacha halachoth halation halberd halberd-shaped halberdier halcyon halcyonian halcyonold

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