Hale

/heil/
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Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Healthy and robust: Describes someone, especially an older person, who is in very good physical condition and full of energy.

  2. Verb:

    • To haul or drag forcibly: To pull or draw something, or someone, with effort or by force.
    • To compel or force: To bring someone somewhere or make them do something through pressure or coercion.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • Despite his age, my grandfather is remarkably hale.
    • She remains hale and hearty, walking five miles every day.

  • Verb:

    • The fishermen hale the heavy nets onto the deck.
    • The protesters were haled into court to face charges.
Advanced Usage
  • "Hale and hearty": A common, fixed phrase used to emphasize someone's excellent health and vitality, often in older age.
    • We visited my great-aunt, and she's still hale and hearty at ninety-five.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hale (noun, proper): A surname of notable historical figures (e.g., Nathan Hale, the American patriot; George Ellery Hale, the astronomer).
    • Nathan Hale is remembered for his bravery.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Healthy, robust, vigorous, sound, fit.
  • Verb: Haul, drag, pull, lug; compel, force.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
  • Hale into court / before a judge: To force someone to appear in a court of law.
    • The company was haled before a judge for violating environmental regulations.
Related Idioms
  • Hale and hearty: In very good health, strong and energetic.
    • The doctor declared him hale and hearty after his annual check-up.
Adjective
  1. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
    • hale and hearty
    • whole in mind and body
    • a whole person again
Noun
  1. prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
  2. United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
  3. a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
Verb
  1. draw slowly or heavily
    • haul stones
    • haul nets
  2. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
    • He squeezed her for information

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