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BAIL OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
Synonyms:
bail out; bale out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "bail out" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Free on bail
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "bail out" is one way to...):
free; liberate; loose; release; unloose; unloosen (grant freedom to; free from confinement)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
