Tom has to bail the boat out before we get in.
•You should always bail out a boat before using it.
2. to empty a boat of accumulated water. •Would you bail this boat out?
•I will bail out the boat.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bail something out — ˌbail ˈout | ˌbail (sth)ˈout derived to empty water from sth by lifting it out with your hand or a container • He had to stop rowing to bail water out of the boat. • The boat will sink unless we bail out. Main entry: ↑bail … Useful english dictionary
bail something out — See bail someone out … Thesaurus of popular words
bail someone out — bail something out the state was called in to bail out the foundering housing project Syn: rescue, save, relieve; finance, help (out), assist, aid; informal save someone s bacon/neck/skin … Thesaurus of popular words
bail somebody out of something — ˌbail sbˈout (of sth) derived to rescue sb from a difficult situation • The government had to bail the company out of financial difficulty. • Ryan s late goal bailed out his team. Main entry: ↑bailderived … Useful english dictionary
bale something out — ˌbale ˈout | ˌbale sthˈout | ˌbale sbˈout derived (BrE) = ↑bail out, ↑bail something out, ↑bail somebody out Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bail someone/something out — RESCUE, save, relieve; finance, help (out), assist, aid; informal save someone s bacon/neck/skin. → bail * * * release someone or something from a difficulty; rescue the state will not bail out loss making enterprises … Useful english dictionary
bail someone/something out — Syn: rescue, save, relieve, finance, help (out), aid … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
bail — 1 noun (U) 1 money left with a court of law to prove that a prisoner will return when their trial 1 (1) starts: release sb on bail/grant sb bail (=let someone out of prison when bail is paid): She was released on bail of $5000. | be on bail (=be… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bail — noun he was released on bail bail out bail someone out bail something out Syn: surety, security, assurance, indemnity, indemnification; bond, guarantee, pledge; archaic gage … Thesaurus of popular words
bail — bail1 [beıl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: keeping someone as a prisoner , from baillier to deliver, keep as a prisoner , from Medieval Latin bajulare to control , from Latin bajulus someone who carries loads ] 1.) [U] money left with … Dictionary of contemporary English
bail — ▪ I. bail bail 1 [beɪl] noun [uncountable] LAW 1. when someone who has been accused of a crime is allowed to remain free until their court case starts, usually because an amount of money has been given to the court which the court will keep if… … Financial and business terms
