bail out

== English == === Alternative forms === bale out === Pronunciation === === Verb === bail out (third-person singular simple present bails out, present participle bailing out, simple past and past participle bailed out) (transitive) To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money. (transitive, nautical) To remove water from a boat by scooping it out. (transitive, idiomatic) To rescue, especially financially. (intransitive, usually with of) To exit an aircraft while in flight. (intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable; to abandon (something). (intransitive, idiomatic, slang, with on) To abandon (someone) when that person faces difficulties. (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial, with of) To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. (intransitive, with of) To make an unscheduled voluntary termination of an underwater dive, usually implying the use of an alternative breathing gas supply. (transitive, idiomatic, skateboarding) To fail badly; to fall off a skateboard. (intransitive, idiomatic, surfing) To abandon one's surfboard when faced with a large or perilous wave. ==== Hyponyms ==== (leave an aircraft while in flight): eject ==== Derived terms ==== bailout, bail-out ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === obitual, tabouli