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property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.

the person who agrees to be liable if someone released from custody does not return at an appointed time.

the state of release upon being bailed.

to grant or obtain the liberty of (a person under arrest) on security given for their appearance when required, such as in court for trial.

to deliver possession of (goods) for storage, hire, or other special purpose, without transfer of ownership.

the semicircular handle of a kettle or pail.

a hooplike support, as for the canvas cover on a Conestoga wagon.

a metal band or bar equipped with rollers for holding a sheet or sheets of paper against the platen of a printing press, typewriter, etc.

to dip (water) out of a boat, as with a bucket.

to clear of water by dipping (usually followed byout ).

to relieve or assist (a person, company, etc.) in an emergency situation, especially a financial crisis (often followed byout ).

to clear a boat of water, as with a bucket.

to make a parachute jump from an airplane (often followed byout ).

to give up on or abandon something, as to evade a responsibility (often followed byout ).

Cricket.��either of the two small bars or sticks laid across the tops of the stumps which form the wicket.

British, Australian.��a bar, framework, partition, or the like, for confining or separating cows, horses, etc., in a stable.

Obsolete.��bails, the wall of an outer court of a feudal castle.