hale
1. draw slowly or heavily
- haul stones
- haul nets
• Syn:
haul, cart, drag
• Derivationally related forms:
drag (for: drag), dragger (for: drag), haul (for: haul), hauler (for: haul), haulage (for: haul), hauling (for: haul)
• Hypernyms:
pull, draw, force
• Hyponyms:
bowse, bouse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. 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, squeeze, pressure, force
• Derivationally related forms:
force (for: force), pressure (for: pressure), squeeze (for: squeeze), coercive (for: coerce), coercion (for: coerce)
• Hypernyms:
compel, oblige, obligate
• Hyponyms:
turn up the heat, turn up the pressure, drive, bludgeon, steamroller,
steamroll, squeeze for, dragoon, sandbag, railroad, terrorize,
terrorise, bring oneself
• Cause:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
- hale and hearty
- whole in mind and body
- a whole person again
• Syn:
whole
• Similar to:
healthy
• Derivationally related forms:
wholeness (for: whole), haleness
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