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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
hale
    adj 1: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and
           hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
           [syn: hale, whole]
    n 1: 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) [syn: Hale, Nathan Hale]
    2: United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are
       associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) [syn:
       Hale, George Ellery Hale]
    3: prolific United States writer (1822-1909) [syn: Hale,
       Edward Everett Hale]
    v 1: 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" [syn:
         coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force]
    2: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn:
       haul, hale, cart, drag]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l), a. [Written also hail.] [OE. heil, Icel.
   heill; akin to E. whole. See Whole.]
   Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale
   body.
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         Last year we thought him strong and hale. --Swift.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hale \Hale\, n.
   Welfare. [Obs.]
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         All heedless of his dearest hale.        --Spenser.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l or h[add]l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Haled (h[=a]ld or h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Haling.]
   [OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See
   Haul.]
   To pull; to drag; to haul. See Haul. --Chaucer.
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         Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

         As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim.
                                                  --Shelley.
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5. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Hale -- U.S. County in Alabama
   Population (2000):    17185
   Housing Units (2000): 7756
   Land area (2000):     643.735532 sq. miles (1667.267304 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    12.735412 sq. miles (32.984565 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    656.470944 sq. miles (1700.251869 sq. km)
   Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
   Location:             32.768094 N, 87.635687 W
   Headwords:
    Hale
    Hale, AL
    Hale County
    Hale County, AL


6. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Hale -- U.S. County in Texas
   Population (2000):    36602
   Housing Units (2000): 13526
   Land area (2000):     1004.653964 sq. miles (2602.041712 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.115296 sq. miles (0.298615 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1004.769260 sq. miles (2602.340327 sq. km)
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             34.094550 N, 101.790353 W
   Headwords:
    Hale
    Hale, TX
    Hale County
    Hale County, TX


7. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Hale, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
   Population (2000):    473
   Housing Units (2000): 222
   Land area (2000):     0.550106 sq. miles (1.424768 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.550106 sq. miles (1.424768 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            29908
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             39.604241 N, 93.343713 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     64643
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hale, MO
    Hale


Thesaurus Results for hale:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
able-bodied, beefy, bouncing, bunkum, doughty, drag, draggle, draw, fit, flourishing, flush, forceful, forcible, forcy, full-blooded, full-strength, gutsy, gutty, hale and hearty, hard, hard as nails, hardy, haul, healthy, hearty, heave, hefty, husky, in the pink, iron-hard, lug, lusty, mighty, nervy, obstinate, potent, powerful, puissant, pull, red-blooded, right, robust, robustious, robustuous, rude, rugged, sane, snake, sound, stalwart, steely, stout, strapping, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, take in tow, tow, trail, train, trawl, troll, tug, vigorous, vital, well, wholesome
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