bale // noun, verb
■ noun [C]
a large amount of a light material pressed tightly together and tied up:
bales of hay/straw/cotton/wool
cotton exports of 9.8 million bales
■ verb [+ obj]
to make sth into bales:
The waste paper is baled, then sent for recycling.
PHRASAL VERBS
bale out (of sth); bale sb/sth out (of sth) (BrE)
= BAIL OUT (OF STH), BAIL SB/STH OUT (OF STH)