bailed

/beɪld/ · verb

Meaning

To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
To release a person under such guarantee.
To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment.
To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out.
To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out.
To set free; to deliver; to release.
To exit quickly.
To fail to meet a commitment.
To secure the head of a cow during milking.
To confine.
To secure (a cow) by placing its head in a bail for milking.
To keep (a traveller) detained in order to rob them; to corner (a wild animal); loosely, to detain, hold up. (Usually with up.)

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