bale
part of speech
noun (a bale, bales); verb (bale, bales, baled, baling); also verb bale out (UK) = bail out
meaning for a pupil
1) A bale is a large tightly packed bundle of hay, straw, cotton or wool, tied up with string or wire. tree →
2) (verb) To bale hay means to press it into bales. tree →
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 →
4) Bales can also be large bundles of goods, such as silk or cloth, packed tightly for shipping. tree →
sense 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 →
- Each bale weighs 25 kilograms; how much do 8 bales weigh? tree →
- We sat on a bale of straw at the fair. tree →
- The machine bales the hay in the field. tree →
- The pilot had to bale out over the sea. tree →
- Bale the water out of the boat with this bucket! tree →
- "So, captain," said I, "the merchant who owned those bales was called Sindbad?" tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bale» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.