Definition of "bale" in English

noun

1. Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.

2. Suffering, woe, torment.

noun

1. (obsolete) A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.

2. (archaic) A funeral pyre.

3. (archaic) A beacon-fire.

noun

1. A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.

2. A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.

3. A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).

4. A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.

5. A block of compressed cannabis.

6. (collective) A group of turtles.

verb

1. (transitive) To wrap into a bale.

verb

1. (British, nautical) To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.