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bailing

/ˈbeɪlɪŋ/

bailing out

Translations

bailingnoun

bailings

épuisageTerme maritime.

The crew spent hours bailing to keep the boat from sinking during the storm.

L’équipage a passé des heures à faire de l’épuisage pour éviter que le bateau ne coule pendant la tempête.

Additional translations

abandonSens figuré, lorsque l’on se retire brusquement d’un engagement.

cautionnementDroit.

Synonyms

bailinggerund / present participle

/ˈbeɪlɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe tools, equipment, or situations that perform or involve the act of bailing.

qui écopeEmploi descriptif, surtout en contexte maritime.

The crew grabbed a bailing bucket and set to work.

L’équipage a saisi un seau qui écope et s’est mis au travail.

Additional translations

de cautionnementSens juridique.

qui abandonneSens figuré.

Synonyms

retreating

jumping ship

scooping out

dewatering

pumping out

bailing out

bailverb

bailing

Gerund

bailed

Past Simple

bailed

Past Participle

bailing

Gerund

/beɪl/

écoperMarine.

We had to bail the water out of the boat to prevent it from sinking.

Nous avons dû écoper l'eau du bateau pour l'empêcher de couler.

abandonnerFamilier.

She decided to bail on the meeting because she had a prior commitment.

Elle a décidé d'abandonner la réunion parce qu'elle avait un engagement préalable.

libérer sous cautionDroit.

His family decided to bail him out after he was arrested.

Sa famille a décidé de le libérer sous caution après son arrestation.

Synonyms

Definitions

bailingnoun

The act of removing water from a boat by scooping it out with a container.

The crew spent hours bailing to keep the boat from sinking during the storm.

The process of securing the release of a person from jail by providing bail.

After the hearing, the lawyer focused on the bailing of his client.

The act of suddenly abandoning or withdrawing from an activity, commitment, or location.

Her constant bailing from group projects frustrated her teammates.

bailinggerund / present participle

Engaged in or involving the action of removing water, securing release on bail, or abandoning something.

The crew grabbed a bailing bucket and set to work.

bailverb

To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.

We had to bail the water out of the boat to prevent it from sinking.

To release someone from jail by providing bail money.

His family decided to bail him out after he was arrested.

To abandon a situation or activity, often abruptly.

She decided to bail on the meeting because she had a prior commitment.