# bail out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.
2. To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
3. To rescue, especially financially.
4. To exit an aircraft while in flight.
5. To leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable; to abandon (something).
6. To abandon (someone) when that person faces difficulties.
7. To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc.
8. To make an unscheduled voluntary termination of an underwater dive, usually implying the use of an alternative breathing gas supply.
9. To fail badly; to fall off a skateboard.
10. To abandon one's surfboard when faced with a large or perilous wave.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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