bale

UK
/beɪl/
US
/beɪl/

Translations

balenoun
bales
pl
UK
/beɪl/
US
/beɪl/
The farmer stacked the bale of hay in the barn.
Фермер сложил тюк сена в сарае.
The warehouse received a bale of cotton.
Склад получил пакет хлопка.
Additional translations
baleverb
baled
Past Simple
baled
Past Participle
baling
Gerund
UK
/beɪl/
US
/beɪl/
They bale the hay to store it for winter.
Они прессуют сено, чтобы хранить его зимой.
baleadjective
UK
/beɪl/
US
/beɪl/
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to a bale or bales (e.g., "bale wire").

Definitions

balenoun
A large bundle of goods tightly wrapped and bound, often with twine or wire, for storage or transport.
The farmer loaded the hay bale onto the truck for delivery.
A measure of capacity for certain goods, such as cotton or wool, typically weighing around 500 pounds.
The textile factory received a shipment of cotton bales for processing.
Great evil, woe, or sorrow; calamity (archaic, chiefly literary).
The hero strove to save his people from bale and despair.
baleverb
To make or form something into a bale, typically by compressing and binding it.
The farmer baled the hay to prepare it for transport.
Chiefly British spelling of bail: to remove water from (a boat) by scooping or pumping it out.
We had to bale the dinghy every few minutes to keep it afloat.
Chiefly British spelling of bail (out): to leave an aircraft in flight by parachute.
The pilot managed to bale out just before the plane crashed.
baleadjective
Relating to or used for bales.
The farmer bought new bale twine for the season.