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Bail out
verb, slang
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Verb
- 1 To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money. transitive
- 2 remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side wordnet
- 3 To remove water from a boat by scooping it out. transitive
"But it passed, leaving us up to our knees in water. 'Bail out! bail out!' shouted Job, suiting the action to the word."
- 4 free on bail wordnet
- 5 To rescue, especially financially. idiomatic, transitive
"Once again, the industry got itself in trouble and government had to bail it out."
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- 6 To exit an aircraft while in flight. intransitive, usually, with-of
"Make sure your parachute harness is securely fastened before you bail out!"
- 7 To leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable; to abandon (something). idiomatic, intransitive, slang
"I'm going to bail out of class today."
- 8 To abandon (someone) when that person faces difficulties. idiomatic, intransitive, slang, with-on
"When I got arrested, she bailed out on me."
- 9 To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive, with-of
"I'm going to bail out of stocks and buy gold instead."
- 10 To make an unscheduled voluntary termination of an underwater dive, usually implying the use of an alternative breathing gas supply. intransitive, with-of
- 11 To fail badly; to fall off a skateboard. idiomatic, transitive
- 12 To abandon one's surfboard when faced with a large or perilous wave. idiomatic, intransitive
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