Hale

Quick meaning: Hale is an adjective meaning (transitive) To drag or pull, especially forcibly.

Meaning

(transitive) To drag or pull, especially forcibly.

More Meanings

1. (dated) Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
2. (archaic) Health, welfare.

Example Sentences

Then let them vale a bonet of their proud ſayle, / And of their taunting toies reſt with il hayle.

His stomach too begins to fail: / Last year we thought him strong and hale; / But now he's quite another thing: / I wish he may hold out till spring!

By night we dragg'd her to the college tower / From her warm bed, and up the corkscrew stair / With hand and rope we haled the groaning sow, / And on the leads we kept her till she pigg'd.

Eftſoones all heedleſſe of his deareſt hale, / Full greedily into the heard he thruſt: / To ſlaughter them, and vvorke their finall bale, / Leaſt that his toyle ſhould of their troups be bruſt.

Word Forms

• haler
• halest
• hales
• haling
• haled

Synonyms for hale

Depending on context, synonyms include healthy, whole.

Antonyms for hale

Common opposites include unhale.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include healthy, whole, well, robust, hall, hail.

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