See bail and wikt:bail for security (usually a sum of money), exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial by a lawcourt, and related meanings.
A bail (cricket) is one of the two wooden crosspieces that rest on top of the stumps to form a wicket in cricket.
The semicircular handle of a bucket, kettle, or pail.
A ring in Jewellery, used usually for connecting a pendant or amulet to a necklace at the correct angle.
A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.
As a verb: to remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
See Rebreather#Bailout for an emergency second breathing gas supply on a rebreather scuba set.
As a verb:- The word bail as a legal term means: Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that persons appearance for trial. ... In the sport of cricket, a bail is one of the two smaller sticks placed on top of the three stumps to form a wicket. ... ΚĀṇθΔ Look up bucket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A kettle is a kitchenware piece. ... A rebreather is a type of breathing set that provides a breathing gas containing oxygen and recycles exhaled gas. ...
In finance, to bail out is to rescue a person or corporation from bankruptcy, and similar.
To bail out is to parachute out of an aircraft in an emergency. Sometimes spelt bale out in Britain.
And by extension, to escape in a hurry from other situations, e.g.: "I spotted in time a plot to land me with a huge bill for everybody's drink, and baled out home from the gathering through the staff exit and watched the rest of an evening's television."
(slang): To leave or not attend, as in "I'm going to bail on this afternoon's meeting.".
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