noun, verb, baled, bal⋅ing.| 1. | a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, esp. one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering: a bale of cotton; a bale of hay. |
| 2. | a group of turtles. |
| 3. | to make or form into bales: to bale wastepaper for disposal. |

| 1. | to dip (water) out of a boat, as with a bucket. |
| 2. | to clear of water by dipping (usually fol. by out): to bail out a boat. |
| 3. | to bail water. |
| 4. | Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing. |
| 5. | bail out,
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