bailed

Scooped water out

Bailed is the past tense of bail, which has several distinct meanings.

To bail someone out of jail is to pay for their temporary release.

To bail water is to scoop it out of a boat.

To bail on someone or something is to abandon them: He bailed on us at the last minute.

To bail out of a plane is to parachute from it.

She bailed me out when I couldn't make rent.

released

freed

Released from confinement

discharged · liberated · cleared · absolved · bonded · arraigned · custody · detention · defendant · hearing

abandoned

deserted

Left behind, uninhabited

fled · quit · walked out · ghosted · stranded · dumped · flaked · no-show · stood up · let down

watercraft

scooped

Lifted with curved tool

drained · leak · flooded · seawater · hull · swamped · sinking · boat · vessel · overboard

rescued

saved

Kept from loss

supported · backed · subsidized · relief · lifeline · intervention · backstop · guarantee · emergency · recovery

Categories
Opposites
legal/custody status

baileddetained

Held against one's will

jailed · imprisoned · incarcerated · remanded · held

commitment/abandonment

bailedstayed

Continued being present

committed · persevered · followed through · remained · showed up

REMOVING WATER (nautical)

bailedflooded

Covered with water

swamped · sank · filled · capsized · foundered

Phrases
Family

bail, bailing, bails, bailer, bailee, bailers, bailable

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G