bailed out

  • 1Bailed — Bail Bail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bailed} (b[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bailing}.] 1. To lade; to dip and throw; usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat. [1913 Webster] Buckets . . . to bail out the water. Capt. J. Smith. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 2bailed — beɪl n. money pledged in order to release someone from jail; freeing from jail by a sum of money; pail, bucket v. free a person from jail by pledging a sum of money; empty out water; rescue from distress; leave, depart (Slang); temporarily give… …

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  • 3bail out — phrasal verb Word forms bail out : present tense I/you/we/they bail out he/she/it bails out present participle bailing out past tense bailed out past participle bailed out 1) [transitive] to help a person or organization that is having problems,… …

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  • 4bail out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money. [V n P of n] They will discuss how to bail the economy out of its slump... [V P n (not pron)] He desperately needed cash to bail out… …

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  • 5bale out — verb remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side • Syn: ↑bail out • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take, ↑take away, ↑withdraw • Verb Frames …

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  • 6bail sb out — Ⅰ. UK US bail sb out Phrasal Verb with bail({{}}/beɪl/ verb [T, usually passive] (UK also bale sb out) ► LAW to pay money to a court to allow a person who has been accused of a crime to remain free until a trial Ⅱ. UK US bail sb/sth out Phr …

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  • 7bail out of something — bail out (of (something)) to stop doing something or being involved in something. Bad working conditions have caused many nurses to bail out of the profession. The TV show triggered a number of protests, and some of the sponsors bailed out.… …

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  • 8bail out of — bail out (of (something)) to stop doing something or being involved in something. Bad working conditions have caused many nurses to bail out of the profession. The TV show triggered a number of protests, and some of the sponsors bailed out.… …

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  • 9bail out — (of (something)) to stop doing something or being involved in something. Bad working conditions have caused many nurses to bail out of the profession. The TV show triggered a number of protests, and some of the sponsors bailed out. Etymology:… …

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  • 10bail sb/sth out — UK US bail sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with bail({{}}/beɪl/ verb [T, usually passive] (UK also bale sb/sth out) ► to help a person or organization that is in financial difficulty: »Taxpayers are being asked to pay billions of dollars to bail out… …

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