1. plural of bail; money paid to secure temporary release from jail
Usage: legal
2. plural of bail; curved handles of a bucket or pail

1. third person singular present of bail; secures someone’s release from jail by paying money
Usage: legal
2. third person singular present of bail; removes water from a boat
Usage: nautical
3. third person singular present of bail; abandons or leaves quickly
Usage: informal

Examples

• The judge set high bails for all the defendants.
• She grabbed the bucket by its metal bails.
• His lawyer bails him out every time he gets arrested.
• The sailor bails water from the leaking boat.
• He always bails when things get difficult.
• The bails on these old buckets are rusty.
• She bails her brother out of trouble constantly.