(v): grant freedom to; free from confinement
(v): deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
(v): to surrender someone or something to another
(v): secure the release of (someone) by providing security
(v): give surety or assume responsibility
(v): empty (a vessel) by bailing
(v): make void or empty of contents
(v): remove (water) from a vessel with a container
(v): remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
(n): (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
(n): (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
(n): the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)
(n): a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws
Cricket jargon - a small piece of wood that forms part of the wicket, with two bails resting atop the stumps.
Bail? Bail!
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Used in South Park as a shortened form of "Let's get the hell out of here", or "Let's give up, this crap is stupid". Typically used as both a question and the affirmative response.
Handle of a kettle or pail. You could make a blackberry bucket by attacting a wire bail to a three pound coffee can. But these days you probably wouldn't.
Contranymic in the sense: bail out (remove yourself from something, say, an airplane) vs. remove something (water) from yourself (in the boat).