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Definition of "bail out" in English

Verb

  1. To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.

  2. To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.

  3. To rescue, especially financially.

    • Once again, the industry got itself in trouble and government had to bail it out.
  4. To exit an aircraft while in flight.

    • Make sure your parachute harness is securely fastened before you bail out!
  5. To leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable; to abandon (something).

    • I'm going to bail out of class today.
    • She's bailing out on the project.
  6. To abandon (someone) when that person faces difficulties.

    • When I got arrested, she bailed out on me.
  7. To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc.

    • I'm going to bail out of stocks and buy gold instead.
  8. To make an unscheduled voluntary termination of an underwater dive, usually implying the use of an alternative breathing gas supply.

  9. To fail badly; to fall off a skateboard.

  10. To abandon one's surfboard when faced with a large or perilous wave.