English adjective: hale | |||
1. | hale exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health | ||
Samples | Hale and hearty. Whole in mind and body. A whole person again. | ||
Synonyms | whole | ||
Similar | healthy | ||
Antonyms | unhealthy | ||
English noun: Hale | |||
1. | Hale (person) 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) | ||
Synonyms | Nathan Hale | ||
Instance hypernym | American Revolutionary leader | ||
2. | Hale (person) United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) | ||
Synonyms | George Ellery Hale | ||
Instance hypernym | astronomer, stargazer, uranologist | ||
3. | Hale (person) prolific United States writer (1822-1909) | ||
Synonyms | Edward Everett Hale | ||
Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
English verb: hale | |||
1. | hale (social) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : | ||
Samples | She forced him to take a job in the city. He squeezed her for information. | ||
Synonyms | coerce, force, pressure, squeeze | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compel, obligate, oblige | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bludgeon, bring oneself, dragoon, drive, railroad, sandbag, squeeze for, steamroll, steamroller, terrorise, terrorize, turn up the heat, turn up the pressure | ||
Cause | act, move | ||
2. | hale (contact) draw slowly or heavily | ||
Samples | Haul stones. Haul nets. | ||
Synonyms | cart, drag, haul | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | draw, force, pull | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bouse, bowse | ||