noun
- large bundles of material (such as hay, cotton, or paper) tightly bound together
verb
- to make into bales; to bundle tightly
- to bail out; to abandon or leave quickly
Usage: informal
Examples
- The farmer loaded bales of hay onto the truck.
- Cotton bales were stacked high in the warehouse.
- Workers bales the recycled paper for shipping.
- The machine bales the straw automatically.
- He bales on his friends when things get tough.
- She always bales when the work gets difficult.
- Large bales of wool filled the storage room.