bail

verb [I/T] (REMOVE WATER)

/beɪl/

Definition

› to remove water from a boat by using a container: [T] I’d float around for hours fishing and bailing out the water leaking in.

(Definition of bail verb (REMOVE WATER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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bagpipes plural noun
bags under someone's eyes idiom
bail noun (MONEY)
bail out phrasal verb (JUMP)
bail out something/someone phrasal verb (HELP)
bail verb (REMOVE WATER)
bailiff noun
bailout noun
bait noun (FOOD)
bait verb (MAKE ANGRY)
bait verb (PUT BAIT ON)

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