bailing out

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Present participle of bail out
bail out
To remove water from a boat by scooping it out
bail out
To leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable

I'm going to bail out of class today.

bail out
To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money
bail out
To exit an aircraft while in flight

Holmes bailed out of his fighter and parachuted onto an apartment house.

bail out
To rescue, especially financially

Once again, the industry got itself in trouble and government had to bail it out.

bail out
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.

bail out
to parachute from an aircraft in an emergency
bail out
remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side free on bail
bail out
see bail 4
bail out
parachute from an airplane; rescue from distress (esp. financial distress); free a person from jail by pledging a sum of money; abandon or escape a situation (Slang)
bail out
If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money. They will discuss how to bail the economy out of its slump
bail out
remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
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If a pilot bails out of an aircraft that is crashing, he or she jumps from it, using a parachute to land safely. Reid was forced to bail out of the crippled aircraft The pilot bailed out safely
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free on bail
bail out
depart, usually angrily
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to play or aim away from trouble (usually extreme) Example: I was afraid of the water hazard on the right side of the fairway, so I decided to bail out into the left rough
bail out
to rescue a person or organization in financial difficulties by providing money
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To help your teammate
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If you bail someone out, you pay bail on their behalf. He has been jailed eight times. Each time, friends bailed him out
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