BALE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Bale mean?
• BALE (noun)
The noun BALE has 2 senses:
1. a large bundle bound for storage or transport
2. a city in northwestern Switzerland
Familiarity information: BALE used as a noun is rare.
• BALE (verb)
The verb BALE has 1 sense:
1. make into a bale
Familiarity information: BALE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BALE (noun)
Meaning:
A large bundle bound for storage or transport
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bale" is a kind of...):
bundle; sheaf (a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bale"):
hay bale (a bale of hay)
Meaning:
A city in northwestern Switzerland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Basel; Basle; Bale
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Bale" is a part of...):
Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland (a landlocked federal republic in central Europe)
• BALE (verb)
Meaning:
Make into a bale
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
bale hay
Hypernyms (to "bale" is one way to...):
accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
