noun Download 🔗Share Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. Examples : "The defendant posted bail to be released from jail and attend his trial. " law police government right finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Release from imprisonment on payment of such money. Examples : "The defendant was granted bail, allowing him to return home. " law government police right state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The person providing such payment. Examples : "Maria acted as the bail for her brother, posting the required amount to get him released from jail. " person finance law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc. Examples : "The captain used the bail to quickly remove the water from the small rowboat. " nautical utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who bails water out of a boat. Examples : "The bail worked tirelessly, scooping water from the leaky rowboat. " nautical sailing vehicle job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Custody; keeping. Examples : "The school's new policy is to maintain the teacher's bail on student behavior. " law police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail. Examples : "My brother was arrested, but the lawyer was able to bail him out of jail. " law police government right finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To release a person under such guarantee. Examples : "The judge bailed out the student accused of vandalism, requiring a parent to sign a bond. " law government police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment. Examples : "to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier" law property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out. Examples : "to bail water out of a boat" nautical sailing vehicle ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out. Examples : "to bail a boat" nautical sailing vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To set free; to deliver; to release. Examples : "The lifeguard had to bail the swimmer out of the deep end of the pool because he was struggling. " law police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To exit quickly. Examples : "With his engine in flames, the pilot had no choice but to bail." action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fail to meet a commitment. Examples : ""I had planned to help my friend move, but I had to bail at the last minute because I got sick." " business finance job work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket). Examples : "The metal bail of the old bucket creaked as she carried water from the well. " utensil item thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stall for a cow (or other animal) (usually tethered with a semi-circular hoop). Examples : "The farmer led the cow into its bail and secured the hoop around its neck, ready for milking. " agriculture animal building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hinged bar as a restraint for animals, or on a typewriter. Examples : "The farmer used the metal bail to secure the cow in the barn. " animal machine part item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A frame to restrain a cow during milking or feeding. Examples : "The farmer led the cow into the bail to keep her still while he milked her. " agriculture animal utensil machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share (furniture) Normally curved handle suspended between sockets as a drawer pull. This may also be on a kettle or pail. Examples : "The antique dresser had a beautiful brass bail that made it easy to pull open the drawers. " item utensil architecture building part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To secure the head of a cow during milking. Examples : "The farmer used a special strap to bail the cow's head before milking her. " agriculture animal work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To secure (a cow) by placing its head in a bail for milking. Examples : "The farmer bailed the cow so he could milk her. " agriculture animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To keep (a traveller) detained in order to rob them; to corner (a wild animal); loosely, to detain, hold up. (Usually with up.) Examples : "The police officer bailed up the suspicious-looking man near the bank, suspecting he was planning a robbery. " police action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading