BALE


Meaning of BALE in English

I. bale 1 /beɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ]

a large quantity of something such as paper or ↑ hay that is tightly tied together especially into a block:

a bale of straw

II. bale 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]

to tie something such as paper or ↑ hay into a large block

bale out phrasal verb

⇨ ↑ bail 2 , ↑ bail-out

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