bail
/beɪl/ noun C2- A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket).
- A stall for a cow (or other animal) (usually tethered with a semi-circular hoop).
- A hinged bar as a restraint for animals, or on a typewriter.
- A hoop, ring, or other object used to connect a pendant to a necklace.
- One of the two wooden crosspieces that rest on top of the stumps to form a wicket.
- Normally curved handle suspended between sockets as a drawer pull. This may also be on a kettle or pail.
Plural bails
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 release of an arrested person by ... C2
- bail To secure the head of a cow during milking. 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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