bail
/beɪl/ verb C2- To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
- To release a person under such guarantee.
- To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment. · to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier
- To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out. · to bail water out of a boat
- To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out. · to bail a boat
- To set free; to deliver; to release.
He/she/it bails · Past bailed · Past participle bailed · -ing form bailing
Verb forms
- Base form
- bail
- He/she/it
- bails
- Past
- bailed
- Past participle
- bailed
- -ing form
- bailing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
In that case money is found for his bail or his defence.
Other matches
- bail Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for... C1
- bail To leave or exit abruptly. C2
- bail To secure the head of a cow during milking. C2
- bail A hoop, ring or handle C2
- bail on To abandon
- bail out To secure the release of an arrested person by ...
- bail up For rocks, clay, etc. to build up around a drill.
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