bail out
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.01 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
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 verb; Slang
verb
To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc.
Colloquial; Intransitive verb
verb
To make an unscheduled voluntary termination of an underwater dive, usually implying the use of an alternative breathing gas supply.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "But it passed, leaving us up to our knees in water. 'Bail out! bail out!' shouted Job, suiting the action to the word."
- "Once again, the industry got itself in trouble and government had to bail it out."
- "Stanning, who was commissioned from Sandhurst in 2008 and has served in Afghanistan, is not the first soldier to bail out the organisers at these Games but will be among the most celebrated."
- "Make sure your parachute harness is securely fastened before you bail out!"
- "Holmes bailed out of his fighter and parachuted onto an apartment house."
- "I'm going to bail out of class today."