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bale

/beɪl/
noun
  1. A large, tightly bound bundle of material, such as hay, cotton, or paper, often wrapped or tied for storage or transport.
    • Recycling centers often compress cardboard into a bale for easy shipping.
    • The farmer stacked a bale of hay in the barn for the winter.
    • A bale of cotton was loaded onto the truck at the warehouse.
Synonyms
bundle
verb
  1. To press and tie something into a bale or bundle.
    • They bale the cotton before sending it to the textile mill.
    • Workers bale the hay after it has dried in the field.
    • The machine can bale up to 500 pounds of paper per hour.
Synonyms
packcompress
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