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hale
I. hale adjective
also hail \ˈhāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl\
(-er/-est)
Etymology: partly from Middle English (northern dialect) hal, hale, from Old English hāl; partly from Middle English hail, heil, from Old Norse heill — more at whole
1. : free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound, healthy, robust
< a hale body >
< hale in youth >
2. chiefly Scotland : whole
Synonyms: see healthy
II. hale adverb
Etymology: partly from Middle English hal, hale, from hal, hale, adjective; partly from Middle English hail, heil, from hail, heil, adjective
now dialect Britain : wholly
III. hale verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English halen, from Middle French haler — more at haul
transitive verb
1. : haul, pull, draw
2. : to compel (a person) to go
< hale a vagrant into court >
3. obsolete : vex, annoy
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to move briskly (as of a ship)
2. now dialect Britain : to pour or flow copiously
< the sweat was haling off him >
3. : to pull or tug
< haling at the plow >
Synonyms: see pull
IV. ha·le \ˈhä(ˌ)lā\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Hawaiian
in Hawaii : house |