bail up
bail up · bails up · bailed up · bailing up
To apply a bail to; to trap or cornerTo apply a bail to (a cow); to trap or corner.
Meaning
5 senses(Australia, transitive)To apply a bail to (a cow); to trap or corner.
(Australia, New Zealand, transitive)To stop (someone) to talk to them; to buttonhole.
I'm late because Debbie bailed me up on the phone.
(Australia, transitive)To rob (someone).
They bailed me up for fifty bucks.
(Australia, transitive)To corner (someone); to hold (someone) under threat of violence; for dogs to hold people or animals at bay.
(intransitive)For rocks, clay, etc. to build up around a drill.
Forms
bails up, bailing up, bailed up, bailed up| Base form | bail up · to bail up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bails up |
| Present participle | bailing up |
| Past simple | bailed up |
| Past participle | bailed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb