bale

¹bale

noun \ˈbāl\

Definition of BALE

1

: great evil

2

: woe, sorrow

Origin of BALE

Middle English, from Old English bealu; akin to Old High German balo evil, Old Church Slavic bolĭ sick person

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BALE

ail, ale, bail, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale

²bale

noun

Definition of BALE

: a large bundle of goods; specifically : a large closely pressed package of merchandise bound and usually wrapped <a bale of paper> <a bale of hay>

Origin of BALE

Middle English, from Middle French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balla ball

First Known Use: 14th century

³bale

transitive verb

baled bal·ing

Definition of BALE

: to make up into a bale

— bal·er noun

First Known Use of BALE

1760

Bâle

geographical name

Definition of BÂLE

— see basel

Rhymes with BÂLE

ail, ale, bail, bale, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale