bail out 1 v. 1. To secure release from prison until trial by leaving or promising money or property for a while. When college students got into trouble with the police, the college president would always bail them out. 2. informal To free from trouble by giving or lending money. He started a small business, which prospered after his father had to bail him out a couple of times.
bail out 2 v. To jump from an airplane and drop with a parachute. When the second engine failed, the pilot told everyone to bail out.
bail out 1 v. To dip water from a filling or leaking boat; throw water out of a boat to prevent its sinking. Both men were kept busy bailing out the rowboat after it began to leak.