: a large bundle of goods
specifically
: a large closely pressed package of merchandise bound and usually wrapped
a bale of paper
a bale of hay
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Manuel Valdes, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
No need to muck a barn or toss a bale of hay to wear one of the autumn'sbiggest trends — workwear is no longer for work’s sake (at least not exclusively).
—Aemilia Madden, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
And that’s what’s getting baled up in that situation.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
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Noun
One bale landed in an elephant seal nursery, surrounded by baby seals.
—Manuel Valdes, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
No need to muck a barn or toss a bale of hay to wear one of the autumn'sbiggest trends — workwear is no longer for work’s sake (at least not exclusively).
—Aemilia Madden, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
For example, cotton remnants must be picked off steel mattress springs before it can be shredded or baled for sale to scrap markets, according to the Mattress Recycling Council.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
And that’s what’s getting baled up in that situation.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
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“Bale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bale. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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bale
1 of 2 noun
: a large bundle of goods tightly tied for storing or shipping
a bale of cotton
bale
2 of 2 verb
baled; baling
: to make up into a bale
baler
noun
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