Bail Out (Verb)
Meaning 1
Free on bail.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The police decided to bail out the young protestor who had been arrested for peaceful demonstration.
- The wealthy businessman managed to bail out his partner who had landed in jail due to tax evasion.
- When her brother landed in jail for drunk driving, Sarah rushed to bail him out with the money she had saved.
- The charity organization raised funds to bail out homeless people who had been arrested for loitering.
- After realizing his friend was innocent, Jack worked hard to bail out the wrongly accused man.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The crew had to bail out water from the sinking ship as quickly as possible to stay afloat.
- Bailing out the flooded boat was a tiresome task, but they managed it just in time.
- After the storm passed, the sailors set to work to bail out the water that had accumulated in the hull.
- The leak in the boat's hull meant they had to bail out water constantly to keep from sinking.
- They took turns bailing out water from the canoe, their hands numb from the cold and the repetitive motion.