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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL.
     bala, fr. OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen,
     ball, round pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. Ball a round body.]
     A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for
     storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay,
     etc., put up compactly for transportation.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Bale of dice, a pair of dice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bale \Bale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baled (b[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Baling.]
     To make up in a bale. --Goldsmith.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bale \Bale\, v. t.
     See Bail, v. t., to lade.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS.
     balu, OHG. balo, Icel. b["o]l, Goth. balweins.]
     1. Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let now your bliss be turned into bale. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing
        great injury. [Now chiefly poetic]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bale \Bale\, n. [OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL. bala, fr.
     OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen, ball round
     pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. Ball a round body.]
     A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for
     storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw ? hay,
     etc., put up compactly for transportation.
  
     Bale of dice, a pair of dice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bale \Bale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Baling.]
     To make up in a bale. --Goldsmith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bale \Bale\, v. t.
     See Bail, v. t., to lade.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS.
     balu, OHG. balo, Icel. b["o]l, Goth. balweins.]
     1. Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.
  
              Let now your bliss be turned into bale. --Spenser.
  
     2. Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing
        great injury. [Now chiefly poetic]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  bale
       n 1: a large bundle bound for storage or transport
       2: a city in northwestern Switzerland [syn: Basel, Basle]
       v : make into a bale; "bale hay"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bale
     Αγγλικά n.
     το δεμάτι
     Αγγλικά vb.
     δεματιάζω, φτιάχνω/δένω δεμάτι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ba'le
     Makasar n.
     across, opposite

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bale
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl balen  s pres sub)
     French n.
     chaff (gloss: inedible casing of a grain seed)
     Javanese n.
     (dated spelling of jv balé)
     Middle English a.
     1 (senseid enm decisive) decisive, ruinous, vicious
     2 tormentuous, painful, hurtful
     Middle English alt.
     1 An evil or wrong act; a bad deed.
     2 Maliciousness, iniquity, damage.
     3 Devastation and doom; the causing of lifelessness.
     4 Woe or torment; hurting, agony.
     Middle English n.
     1 An evil or wrong act; a bad deed.
     2 Maliciousness, iniquity, damage.
     3 Devastation and doom; the causing of lifelessness.
     4 Woe or torment; hurting, agony.
     Middle English n.
     1 Any large fire; a bonfire or pyre.
     2 A fire for inhumation; a funeral pyre.
     3 A fire for execution or killing.
     Middle English alt.
     (senseid enm bale) A (l en bale) (gloss: rounded bundle)
     Middle English n.
     (senseid enm bale) A (l en bale) (gloss: rounded bundle)
     North Moluccan Malay n.
     (lb max of papeda, etc.) a portion, serving
     North Moluccan Malay vb.
     1 (lb max intransitive) to turn around
     2 (lb max intransitive) to reverse
     Pali alt.
     (inflection of pi bala  loc s t=strength)
     Pali n.
     (inflection of pi bala  loc s t=strength)
     Romanian n.
     slobber, drool, dribble, saliva
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: balar)
     Turkish n.
     ballet

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Bale
     n.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (place en municipality c/Croatia).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  bale
     n.
     1 evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or
  death.
     2 suffering, woe, torment.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
     2 (lb en archaic) A funeral pyre.
     3 (lb en archaic) A beacon-fire.
     n.
     A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for
  storage or transportation.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To wrap into a bale.
     vb.
     (lb en British nautical) To remove water from a boat with buckets
  etc.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Bale
     n.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (place en municipality c/Croatia).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  bale
     French n.
     chaff (gloss: inedible casing of a grain seed)
     Haitian Creole n.
     broom
     Haitian Creole vb.
     to sweep
     n.
     1 evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or
  death.
     2 suffering, woe, torment.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
     2 (lb en archaic) A funeral pyre.
     3 (lb en archaic) A beacon-fire.
     n.
     A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for
  storage or transportation.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To wrap into a bale.
     vb.
     (lb en British nautical) To remove water from a boat with buckets
  etc.
     Portuguese vb.
     1 (pt-verb form of: balar)
     2 (pt-verb form of: balir)
     Saterland Frisian vb.
     (lb stq intransitive) to speak
     Turkish n.
     ballet

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Bale
     n.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (place en municipality c/Croatia).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  bale
     French n.
     chaff (gloss: inedible casing of a grain seed)
     Haitian Creole n.
     broom
     Haitian Creole vb.
     to sweep
     n.
     1 evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or
  death.
     2 suffering, woe, torment.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
     2 (lb en archaic) A funeral pyre.
     3 (lb en archaic) A beacon-fire.
     n.
     A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for
  storage or transportation.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To wrap into a bale.
     vb.
     (lb en British nautical) To remove water from a boat with buckets
  etc.
     Portuguese vb.
     1 (pt-verb form of: balar)
     2 (pt-verb form of: balir)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: balar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Bale
     n.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (place en municipality c/Croatia).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bale
     Englanti n.
     paali
     Englanti vb.
     paalata

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bale
     n.
     fågelbo
     Turkiska n.
     (tagg kat=dans språk=tr) balett

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  bale
     n.
     fågelbo

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 :   [ freedict:bre-fra ]

  bale  (baleoù)
  promenade, marche

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 :   [ freedict:bre-fra ]

  bale 
  se promener, balader (se b.) , marcher
        "lestr-bale"  - bateau de plaisance
        "ski bale"  - ski de fond, ski de randonnée
        "war vale"  - ambulant, à pied, en marche
        "war vale"  - sur pied, debout
        "bale ar c'hi"  - promener son chien
        "bale bro"  - courir le pays
        "bale e gi"  - promener son chien
        "bale eeun"  - marcher droit, obéir

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/
  baal

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Bale /bˈeɪl/
  الحزمة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  bale //beɪ̯l// /[beə̯ɫ]/ /[ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  1. бала
  bundle of compressed wool or hay
  2. бала, денк
  rounded bundle of goods

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  bale //beɪ̯l// /[beə̯ɫ]/ /[ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  балирам
  to wrap into a bale

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/
  žok

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/
  Bündel , Ballen 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/
   [archaic] Verderben , Verderb  [poet.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/ 
  bündeln 
     Synonyms: bail, bunch
  
   see: baling, bailing, bunching, baled, bailed, bunched
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  bale //beɪ̯l// /[beə̯ɫ]/ /[ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  1. pakka
  measurement of paper
  2. paali 2.
  rounded bundle of goods
   3.
  bundle of compressed wool or hay
   4.
  measurement of hay

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  bale //beɪ̯l// /[beə̯ɫ]/ /[ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  paalata, paalittaa
  to wrap into a bale

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/ 
  1. गठरी
        "The washerman carried bales of clothes ."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/ 
  1. छटरी{पेराशूटसे~उतरना
        "The pilot safely baled out from the damaged aircraft."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/
  bala, denjak, jamčiti, nesreća, omot, paket, prešati u bale, roba, složiti u bale

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/
  bála

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  bale //beɪ̯l// /[beə̯ɫ]/ /[ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  bal
  rounded bundle of goods

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/
  balla

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  bale //beɪ̯l// /[beə̯ɫ]/ /[ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  俵
  rounded bundle of goods

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  bale //beɪ̯l// /[beə̯ɫ]/ /[ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  høyballe
  bundle of compressed wool or hay

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  bale /beɪl/ 
    wiązka

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/
  fardo

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  bale /beil/
  bala, fardo

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  bale /bˈeɪl/
  1. balya, denk
  2. balya yapmak, denk bağlamak.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  bale /bˈal/
  pell str (pellenn /pɛlˈɛn/)

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  bale /bal/ 
  pula

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  bale /bal/ 
  apluda

From Kurdish-English Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.2 :   [ freedict:kur-eng ]

  bale /baldˈar/
  ballet

From Kurdish-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:kur-tur ]

  bale /balˈɛ/
  ahmak

From Kurdish-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:kur-tur ]

  bale /balˈɛ/
  ebleh

From Kurdish-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:kur-tur ]

  bale /balˈɛ/
  alık

From Kurdish-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:kur-tur ]

  bale /balˈɛ/
  aptal

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  bale
  bale

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  bale /bˈalə/ 
  Vogelnest
  fågelbo

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbeɪɫ/

From IPA:es_ES :   [ IPA:es_ES ]

  

/bale/

From IPA:es_MX :   [ IPA:es_MX ]

  

/bale/

From IPA:nb :   [ IPA:nb ]

  

/ˈbɑːlə/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "bale":
     aching heart, agony, agony of mind, anguish, bind up, bindle,
     bitterness, bleeding heart, bolt, bouquet, broken heart, budget,
     bundle, bundle up, burden, burdening, burthen, cargo, charge,
     charging, crushing, cumber, cumbrance, deadweight, deck,
     depression, depth of misery, desolation, despair, do up, drag,
     encumbrance, extremity, fagot, fardel, fasces, fascine, freight,
     grief, handicap, heartache, heavy heart, incubus, incumbency,
     infelicity, lading, load, loading, melancholia, melancholy,
     millstone, misery, nosegay, oppression, overload, overtaxing,
     overweighting, pack, package, packet, parcel, posy, pressure,
     prostration, quiver, roll, roll up, rouleau, saddling, sadness,
     sheaf, suicidal despair, superincumbency, surcharge, taxing,
     tie up, truss, truss up, woe, wrap, wrap up, wretchedness
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 包,捆,货物;
  v. 将...打包,捆包,包装;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 包,捆,货物,灾难
     vt. 打包,捆包,包装

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