to bale
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6.7
- verb
- /beɪl/
- Fourteen employees utilize two sorting conveyors to process the materials, which are baled and then shipped to domestic and international markets.
- baled material
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Watch on YouTubeI, my father's side of the family was in cattle and hay, like baling hay to sell for, for cattle.
- I, my father's side of the family was in cattle and hay, like baling hay to sell for, for cattle.
Examples
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The farmer will bale the freshly cut hay and store it in the barn.
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Just finished baling the hay.
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Then you got to go down by the road and fix the fence, feed the chickens and bale some hay.
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Monday evening, most of the church men got together at Elmer's to bale hay.
Academic text (2016) -
My granddaddy's barn used to smell like that, even after the cured leaf had been baled and sold.
Fiction book (1998) -
Commingled recyclables from curbside programs are separated, sorted, and baled for shipment.
Academic text (1995) -
Corrugated cardboard is baled on-site using a Philadelphia Tramrail baler.
Academic text (1995) -
After cutting the grass, they began to bale it into tight bundles for the winter.
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She learned how to bale hay efficiently before the rain started.
Synonyms
4
3.0
To press things so they fit more tightly together
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7.2
To press and tie plant material like straw or hay into large tight bundles for storage
Phrasal Verbs
1
7.2
To press and tie plant material like straw or hay into large tight bundles for storage
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Etymology
To bale is simply to 'make into a bale' by pressing and tying material into a tight bundle, like when farmers or machines press hay or cotton. That's why to bale something means to compress and bind it for storage or shipment.