bail out

1. (transitive)To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.

   gegen Bürgschaft freibekommen, durch Kaution freibekommen, freikaufen

2. (transitive)To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.

   schöpfen, ausschöpfen

   вычёрпыватьvyčórpyvatʹ, вы́черпатьvýčerpatʹ

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

3. (idiomatic, transitive)To rescue, especially financially.

   Once again, the industry got itself in trouble and government had to bail it out.

   retten, aus der Patsche helfen

4. (intransitive, usually, with of)To exit an aircraft while in flight.

   Make sure your parachute harness is securely fastened before you bail out!

   abspringen, sich mit dem Schleudersitz retten

5. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang)To leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable; to abandon (something).

   I'm going to bail out of class today.

   She's bailing out on the project.

   aussteigen

   сва́ливатьsválivatʹ, свали́тьsvalítʹ

6. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang, with on)To abandon (someone) when that person faces difficulties.

   When I got arrested, she bailed out on me.

7. (colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive, with of)To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc.

   I'm going to bail out of stocks and buy gold instead.

8. (intransitive, with of)To make an unscheduled voluntary termination of an underwater dive, usually implying the use of an alternative breathing gas supply.

9. (idiomatic, transitive)To fail badly; to fall off a skateboard.

10. (idiomatic, intransitive)To abandon one's surfboard when faced with a large or perilous wave.

1. Tom bailed Mary out of jail.

   ruТом освободил Мэри из тюрьмы под залог.

   deTom holte Mary gegen Kaution aus dem Gefängnis.

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2. Tom bailed out of the plane.

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3. Tom has bailed Mary out of jail.

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4. Use this bucket to bail out the boat.

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5. Tom is at the police station, trying to bail Mary out.

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irregular

• bail upTo apply a bail to (a cow); to trap or corner.
• bail outTo secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.
• bail onTo abandon (someone or something).