Verb
/bāl/,
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bailed, past tense; bails, 3rd person singular present; bailed, past participle; bailing, present participle;
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Scoop water out of (a ship or boat)
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the first priority is to bail out the boat with buckets
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Scoop (water) out of a ship or boat
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I started to use my hands to bail out the water
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Abandon a commitment, obligation, or responsibility
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after 12 years of this, including Sunday Mass with the family, I bailed
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Let (someone) down by failing to fulfill a commitment, obligation, or responsibility
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he looks a little like the guy who bailed on me
Web Definitions:
- (Bailed) Rider that purposely ditches the bike, ditches, throws the bike to avoid a hazardous situation.
- When water is being dipped or scooped out of the boat it is called "Bailing".