BAILING
/ˈbeɪlɪŋ/
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Definition
/ˈbeɪlɪŋ/
verb
- 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”
verb
- To exit quickly.“With his engine in flames, the pilot had no choice but to bail.”
- To fail to meet a commitment.
verb
- To secure the head of a cow during milking.
verb
- To confine.
- To secure (a cow) by placing its head in a bail for milking.
- To keep (a traveller) detained in order to rob them; to corner (a wild animal); loosely, to detain, hold up. (Usually with up.)
noun
- The act by which something is bailed.
Source: Wiktionary
