hale
2[ heyl ]
/ heɪl /
verb (used with object), haled, hal·ing.
to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court.
to haul; pull.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
- haldane effect,
- haldane, john burdon sanderson,
- haldane, john scott,
- haldimand,
- haldol,
- hale and hearty,
- hale telescope,
- hale, edward everett,
- hale, george ellery,
- hale, nathan
Origin of hale
21175–1225; Middle English halen < Middle French haler < Germanic; compare Dutch halen to pull, fetch; akin to Old English geholian to get, German holen to fetch. See haul
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Examples from the Web for haling
hale
1/ (heɪl) /
adjective
healthy and robust (esp in the phrase hale and hearty)
Scot and Northern English dialect whole
Word Origin for hale
Old English hæl whole
hale
2/ (heɪl) /
verb
(tr) to pull or drag; haul
Word Origin for hale
C13: from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German halōn to fetch, Old English geholian to acquire
Hale
/ (heɪl) /
noun
George Ellery. 1868–1938, US astronomer: undertook research into sunspots and invented the spectroheliograph
Sir Matthew. 1609–76, English judge and scholar; Lord Chief Justice (1671–76)
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