hale : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hale	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for hale
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hale adj exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" Synonym(s): hale, whole n 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) Synonym(s): Hale, Nathan Hale United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) Synonym(s): Hale, George Ellery Hale prolific United States writer (1822-1909) Synonym(s): Hale, Edward Everett Hale v 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" Synonym(s): coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" Synonym(s): haul, hale, cart, drag
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hale \Hale\, n. Welfare. [Obs.] All heedless of his dearest hale. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hale \Hale\ (h[amac]l [or] h[add]l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Haled} (h[be]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. Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. --Milton. As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim. --Shelley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hale \Hale\ (h[amac]l), a. [Written also {hail}.] [OE. heil, Icel. heill; akin to E. whole. See {Whole}.] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body. Last year we thought him strong and hale. --Swift.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hale, CO Zip code(s): 80735 Hale, MI Zip code(s): 48739 Hale, MO (city, FIPS 29908) Location: 39.60519 N, 93.34324 W Population (1990): 480 (239 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64643