bale up
To pack or collect into a bale or bundle.
bale
/beɪl/
noun 10verb 2name 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
favorite, other, over
VERB + BALE
bring, brought, matches, pick, rewing, roll, sent, wretched
BALE + NOUN
blisse, cotton, hay, ludwigsburg, men, noe, olympics, paper
PREP.
from, in, with
Definitions
noun
1
Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
2
Suffering, woe, torment.
That other ſwayne, like aſhes deadly pale, Lay in the lap of death, rewing his wretched bale.
Rome, and her Rats, are at the point of battell, The one ſide muſt haue baile.
noun
1
A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
2
A funeral pyre.
3
A beacon-fire.
noun
1
A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
So having made up my mind, I packed up in bales a quantity of precious stuffs suited for sea-trade and repaired with them from Baghdad-city to Bassorah-town, where I found ship ready for sea, and in her a company of considerable merchants.
2
A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.
3
A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
4
A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
5
A block of compressed cannabis.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a city in northwestern Switzerland
- basel
- basle
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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That other ſwayne, like aſhes deadly pale, Lay in the lap of death, rewing his wretched bale.
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Rome, and her Rats, are at the point of battell, The one ſide muſt haue baile.
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Ffor if you wold comfort me with a kisse, Then were I brought ffrom bale to blisse, Noe longer here wold I lye.
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So having made up my mind, I packed up in bales a quantity of precious stuffs suited for sea-trade and repaired with them from Baghdad-city to Bassorah-town, where I found ship ready for sea, and in h
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Bale was fouled, and his team was awarded a free kick.
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Bale needs to be more careful when playing because he’s already been given one yellow card.
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i Register
In some senses, bale is marked as obsolete, archaic, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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