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noun
1.
the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc.
2.
an instance of coming to the rescue, especially financially: a government bailout of a large company.
3.
an alternative, additional choice, or the like: If the highway is jammed, you have two side roads as bailouts.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or consisting of means for relieving an emergency situation: bailout measures for hard-pressed smallbusinesses.
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Bail out
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Also, bail-out.
Origin:
1950–55; noun, adj. use of verb phrase bail out
1950–55; noun, adj. use of verb phrase bail out
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verb (used with object)
1.
to dip (water) out of a boat, as with a bucket.
2.
to clear of water by dipping (usually followed by out): to bail out a boat.
verb (used without object)
3.
to bail water.
noun
Verb phrase4.
Also, bail·er. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
5.
bail out,
a.
to make a parachute jump from an airplane.
b.
to relieve or assist (a person, company, etc.) in an emergency situation, especially a financial crisis: The corporation bailed out its failing subsidiary through a series of refinancing operations.
c.
to give up on or abandon something, as to evade a responsibility: His partner bailed out before the business failed.
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World English Dictionary
| bail out or bale out | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to make an emergency parachute jump from an aircraft |
| 2. | informal (tr) to help (a person, organization, etc) out of a predicament: the government bailed the company out |
| 3. | informal (intr) to escape from a predicament |
| bale out or bale out | |
| —vb | |
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Word Origin & History
bail
"horizontal piece of wood in a cricket wicket," c.1742, originally "any cross bar" (1570s), probably identical with M.Fr. bail "horizontal piece of wood affixed on two stakes," and with English bail "palisade wall, outer wall of a castle" (see bailey).
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Slang Dictionary
bail (out) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
bail out
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Empty water out of a boat, usually by dipping with a bucket or other container. For example, We had to keep bailing out water from this leaky canoe. [Early 1600s]
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Rescue someone in an emergency, especially a financial crisis of some kind, as in They were counting on an inheritance to bail them out. [Colloquial; 1900s]
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Jump out of an airplane, using a parachute. For example, When the second engine sputtered, the pilot decided to bail out. [c. 1930]
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Give up on something, abandon a responsibility, as in The company was not doing well, so John decided to bail out while he could still find another job. [Second half of 1900s]
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See make bail.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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