hale
English Thesaurus
1. prolific United States writer (1822-1909) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | author, writer, |
| definition | : | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person) |
2. United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) (noun.person)
3. a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | american revolutionary leader, |
| definition | : | a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States (noun.person) |
4. draw slowly or heavily (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | draw, force, pull, |
| definition | : | cause to move by pulling (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | bouse, bowse, |
| definition | : | haul with a tackle (verb.contact) |
5. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | drive, |
| definition | : | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | bludgeon, |
| definition | : | overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | steamroll, steamroller, |
| definition | : | bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | squeeze for, |
| definition | : | squeeze someone for money, information, etc. (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | bring oneself, |
| definition | : | cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative (verb.social) |
| cause | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
6. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health (adj.all)
| similar | : | healthy, |
| definition | : | having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease (adj.all) |
7. draw slowly or heavily (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | drag, |
| definition | : | the act of dragging (pulling with force) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | draw, haul, haulage, |
| definition | : | the act of drawing or hauling something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dragger, trawler, |
| definition | : | a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | hauler, haulier, |
| definition | : | a haulage contractor (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dragger, puller, tugger, |
| definition | : | someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something (noun.person) |
8. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social)
| derivation | : | coercion, compulsion, |
| definition | : | using force to cause something to occur (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | power play, squeeze, squeeze play, |
| definition | : | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | coercion, |
| definition | : | the act of compelling by force of authority (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | force, |
| definition | : | a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pressure, |
| definition | : | a force that compels (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | force, power, |
| definition | : | one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | coercive, |
| definition | : | serving or intended to coerce (adj.all) |
9. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health (adj.all)
| derivation | : | haleness, wholeness, |
| definition | : | a state of robust good health (noun.state) |
10. draw slowly or heavily (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | drag, |
| definition | : | the act of dragging (pulling with force) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | draw, haul, haulage, |
| definition | : | the act of drawing or hauling something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dragger, trawler, |
| definition | : | a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | hauler, haulier, |
| definition | : | a haulage contractor (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dragger, puller, tugger, |
| definition | : | someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something (noun.person) |
11. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social)
| derivation | : | coercion, compulsion, |
| definition | : | using force to cause something to occur (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | power play, squeeze, squeeze play, |
| definition | : | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | coercion, |
| definition | : | the act of compelling by force of authority (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | force, |
| definition | : | a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pressure, |
| definition | : | a force that compels (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | force, power, |
| definition | : | one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | coercive, |
| definition | : | serving or intended to coerce (adj.all) |
12. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health (adj.all)
| derivation | : | haleness, wholeness, |
| definition | : | a state of robust good health (noun.state) |
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