bale

Domain: Universal Words

noun, verb

Part of speech: noun

a large amount of a light material pressed tightly together and tied up: bales of hay / straw / cotton / wool

Part of speech: verb

1 [VN] to make sth into bales: The waste paper is baled, then sent for recycling. 2 [VN, VNtoinf] (BrE) = BAIL PHRASALVERBS bale out

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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

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baleEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus baleEnglish›UyghurMain Dictionary baleEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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