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hale (2)

hale [ hayl ] (past and past participle haled, present participle hal·ing, 3rd person present singular hales)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make somebody go somewhere: to compel somebody to go somewhere, especially to court ( formal )

2. haul somebody or something: to pull or drag somebody or something with great effort ( archaic )

[13th century. Via French< Old Norse hala]

hal·er noun
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