balenoun [ C ]
uk/beɪl/us/beɪl/a large amount of something such as hay, paper, wool, or cloth that has been tied tightly together
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Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- basket
- cache
- empty set
- ensemble
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- grab bag
- package
- pool
- selection
- sheaf
- sheaves
- subgroup
- vintage
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baleverb
uk/beɪl/us/beɪl/bale verb (REMOVE WATER)
mainly UK to bail verb
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Sailing & boating
- bail
- becalmed
- crew
- cruise
- draft
- knot
- nautical
- navigable
- ocean-going
- pilot
- rafting
- roll
- sail
- sea legs
- seafaring
- seamanship
- shipboard
- tack
- whitewater rafting
- yachtswoman
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bale verb (TIE UP)
[ I or T ] to tie up something tightly into bales:
We were baling (up) the hay all day.
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Fastening and tying
- attach
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up
- bolt
- bound
- bow 1
- buckle
- buckle up
- hobble
- ligature
- mount
- nail
- put sth up
- reef knot
- rivet
- rope
- tie
- twist tie
- tying
- yoke
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Phrasal verb(s)
bale out