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# bale

noun (a bale, bales); verb (bale, bales, baled, baling); also verb bale out (UK) = bail out

«bale» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bale is a large tightly packed bundle of hay, straw, cotton or wool, tied up with string or wire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/#m1)
2. (verb) To bale hay means to press it into bales. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/#m2)
3. (UK) To bale out means to jump out of a plane with a parachute, or to scoop water out of a boat; in the US usually spelt «bail out». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/#m3)
4. Bales can also be large bundles of goods, such as silk or cloth, packed tightly for shipping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/#m4)

### In the lessons

On farms in stories and geography lessons you see bales of hay; maths problems may count bales or their weight. Phrases: «a bale of hay», «round bales», «bale out».

### Examples

- The farmer stacked the hay bales in the barn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/#x1)
- Each bale weighs 25 kilograms; how much do 8 bales weigh? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/#x2)
- We sat on a bale of straw at the fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/#x3)
- The machine bales the hay in the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/#x4)
- The pilot had to bale out over the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/#x5)
- Bale the water out of the boat with this bucket! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/#x6)
- "So, captain," said I, "the merchant who owned those bales was called Sindbad?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a bale, bales. Homophone: bail (money paid so a prisoner can leave before trial; also the small piece on cricket stumps). Maths: «bales» are units to count, often times a weight each.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bale» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bale» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bale.html) on Mova free.