Bale out (original) (raw)

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I. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side

Synonyms:

bail out; bale out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "bale out" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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