bail\ out

bail\ out
I. v
1. To secure release from prison until trial by leaving or promising money or property for a while.

When college students got into trouble with the police, the college president would always bail them out.

2. informal To free from trouble by giving or lending money.

He started a small business, which prospered after his father had to bail him out a couple of times.

II. v
To jump from an airplane and drop with a parachute.

When the second engine failed, the pilot told everyone to bail out.

III. v
To dip water from a filling or leaking boat; throw water out of a boat to prevent its sinking.

Both men were kept busy bailing out the rowboat after it began to leak.


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