Hale

Hale  (hl), Edward Everett 1822-1909.

American Unitarian cleric and writer whose more than 150 literary works include the story "The Man Without a Country" (1863). His sister Lucretia Peabody Hale (1820-1900) wrote two noted children's books, The Peterkin Papers (1880) and The Last of the Peterkins (1886).

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Hale, George Ellery 1868-1938.

American astrophysicist who invented the spectroheliograph (1891) and directed the Mount Wilson Observatory (1904-1923).

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Hale, Nathan 1755-1776.

American Revolutionary soldier hanged by the British as a spy. According to tradition, his last words were "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

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hale ¹  (hl)

adj. hal·er, hal·est

Free from infirmity or illness; sound. See Synonyms at healthy.

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[Middle English, from Old English hl; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]

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haleness n.

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hale ²  (hl)

tr.v. haled, hal·ing, hales

1. To compel to go: "In short order the human rights campaign was haled before a high court of indignation" Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

2. Archaic To pull, draw, drag, or hoist.

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[Middle English halen, to pull, drag, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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hale

Adjective

healthy and robust: hale and hearty [Old English hæl whole]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hale - 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) Nathan Hale
	2.	Hale - United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) George Ellery Hale
	3.	Hale - prolific United States writer (1822-1909) Edward Everett Hale
Verb	1.	hale - 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" coerce, force, pressure, squeeze turn up the heat, turn up the pressure - apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election" drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion" bludgeon - overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas" steamroll, steamroller - bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat" squeeze for - squeeze someone for money, information, etc. dragoon, railroad, sandbag - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" terrorise, terrorize - coerce by violence or with threats compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" bring oneself - cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents"
	2.	hale - draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" cart, haul, drag draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" bouse, bowse - haul with a tackle
Adj.	1.	hale - exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" whole healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"

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hale

adjective (Old-fashioned) healthy, well, strong, sound, fit, flourishing, blooming, robust, vigorous, hearty, in the pink, in fine fettle, right as rain Brit. (informal) able-bodied

Translations

hale [heɪl] adj hale and hearty → sano y fuerte

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hale [heɪl] adj hale and hearty → robuste, en pleine santé

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hale [heɪl] adj hale and hearty → gesund und munter

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hale [heɪl] adj hale and hearty → che scoppia di salute