Inflected forms: haled, hal·ing, hales 1. To compel to go: “In short order the human rights campaign was haled before a high court of indignation” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.). 2.Archaic To pull, draw, drag, or hoist.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English halen, to pull, drag, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin. See kel-2 in Appendix I.
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