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bales

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bales.

Editorial note

Now it appears to mean someone who takes presupplied gloop out of the tub, shapes it; and bales it for the time specified.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bales gathered in one view.

noun

A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.

noun

A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.

noun

A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bales.

noun

A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.

noun

A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.

noun

A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).

noun

A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.

Example sentences

1

Now it appears to mean someone who takes presupplied gloop out of the tub, shapes it; and bales it for the time specified.

2

We've all written crufty legacy code, at least if anyone is any good they've written bales of it.

3

It's almost all crops (maximize $) and it requires the farmer to be trapped within hay bales.

4

I had to stack the hay bales, and had to run my ass off to keep up.

5

I am particularly curious about the fairly loosely-packed bales of hay and the plastic used to waterproof the roof.

6

Straw bales, straw clay, lime render layer, maybe even compressed earth bricks?

7

I'm pretty sure those Indians can keep snowmobiling across the border with their bales of marijuana.

8

I would guess that bales of straw plus fireproof facing are more fire retardant than the wooden houses most of us live in.

9

Steve Bales with feedback from Jack Garman (Gar-Flash).

10

By the time I was 8, I was driving that popper while two of my grandfather's farm hands tossed hay bales onto a flatbed trailer.

11

The bales of hay were heavier than I was, so I had to use leverage to stack them and always ended up completely covered in debris.

12

We drove back to the barn, and I scampered up to the second floor and waited as those guys tossed those hay bales up through a huge opening.

Quote examples

1

"If the rancher is so evil, why does he give me bales of hay to chew on and allowed me to become the fattest cow?" "Evil" is (typically) not about actions or results, but about motivations and intent.

2

In this way people can gradually change their buildings to meet their needs." (Quoting Wikipedia.) One example was living in a trailer in New Mexico, which can be winterized by surrounding it by straw bales, then turned into walls, and expanded as needed.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bales in a sentence?

Now it appears to mean someone who takes presupplied gloop out of the tub, shapes it; and bales it for the time specified.

What does bales mean?

A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.

What part of speech is bales?

bales is commonly used as noun.