| ADJECTIVE | all | hale, whole | exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | person | Hale, Nathan Hale | a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British |
| person | Hale, George Ellery Hale | United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) | |
| person | Hale, Edward Everett Hale | prolific United States writer (1822-1909) | |
| VERB | social | hale, coerce, squeeze, pressure, force | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
| contact | hale, haul, cart, drag | draw slowly or heavily |
| Sounds | hhey'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health. | |
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| Example | "hale and hearty" | |
| Synonym | whole | |
| Broader | healthy | Having or indicating good health in body or mind |
| Nouns | haleness | a state of robust good health |
| Meaning | 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). | |
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| Synonym | Nathan Hale | |
| Instance of | American Revolutionary leader | A nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States |
| Spanish | Nathan Hale | |
| Catalan | Nathan Hale | |
| Meaning | United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | George Ellery Hale | |
| Instance of | astronomer, uranologist, stargazer | A physicist who studies astronomy |
| Spanish | George Ellery Hale | |
| Catalan | George Ellery Hale | |
| Meaning | prolific United States writer (1822-1909). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Edward Everett Hale | |
| Instance of | writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
| Spanish | Edward Everett Hale, Hale | |
| Meaning | To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : "She forced him to take a job in the city". | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | |
| Synonyms | coerce, squeeze, pressure, force | |
| Cause to | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Narrower | bludgeon | Overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club |
| bring oneself | Cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative | |
| dragoon, sandbag, railroad | compel by coercion, threats / threats, or crude means | |
| drive | To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly | |
| squeeze for | squeeze someone for money, information, etc. | |
| steamroller, steamroll | Bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure | |
| terrorize, terrorise | coerce by violence or with threats / threats | |
| turn up the heat, turn up the pressure | apply great or increased pressure | |
| Broader | compel, oblige, obligate | Force somebody to do something |
| Spanish | coaccionar, coercer, forzar, obligar, presionar | |
| Catalan | coaccionar, forçar, obligar | |
| Meaning | Draw slowly or heavily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | haul, cart, drag | |
| Narrower | bowse, bouse | haul with a tackle |
| underrun | Haul onto a boat | |
| Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
| Spanish | acarrear, arrastrar, carretear, tirar, transportar | |
| Catalan | arrossegar, carrejar, carretejar, estirar, tirar, traginar, transportar | |
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