bailing (out) (Meaning)
bailing (out)
to jump out of an airplane with a parachute, to abandon a harmful or difficult situation, to help from a difficult situation, to parachute from an aircraft, leave, depart, a rescue from financial distress
Synonyms & Antonyms of bailing (out)
Synonyms:
- getting off
- bugging out
- pushing off
- walking out
- shoving (off)
- stepping (along)
- pulling up stakes
- running along
- pushing on
- digging out
- pulling out
- clearing out
- going off
- starting
- departing
- buggering off
- taking off
- getting
- peeling off
- beating it
- going
- cutting out
- packing (up or off)
- clearing off
- taking a walk
- evacuating
- moving
- sallying (forth)
- exiting
- buzzing (off)
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- setting out
- striking out
- parting
- booking
- bailing
- retiring
- retreating
- hitting the road
- pulling stakes
- flying
- quitting
- scarpering
- bugging off
- vamoosing
- fleeing
- going out
- stepping out
- running away
- escaping
- taking a hike
- emigrating
- withdrawing
- getting out
- taking a powder
- piking (out or off)
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- scatting
- decamping
- removing
- abandoning
- forsaking
- skipping
- scramming
- lighting out
- adjourning
- deserting
- vacating
- mizzling
- absconding
Antonyms:
bailing (out) Sentence Examples
- The captain ordered the crew to start bailing out water as the ship was taking on too much.
- The firefighters were desperately bailing out the flooded house to prevent further damage.
- The villagers worked together to bail out the well that had run dry.
- The prisoners were bailed out of jail by their wealthy families.
- The drowning man was bailed out by his rescuer.
- The firefighters used a pump to bail out the basement of the burning building.
- The volunteers were bailing out the floodwaters from the streets after the hurricane.
- The workers were bailing out the mine, removing water that had accumulated during the storm.
- The company was bailed out of bankruptcy by a large investment firm.
- The victim was bailed out of the car after being trapped in an accident.
FAQs About the word bailing (out)
to jump out of an airplane with a parachute, to abandon a harmful or difficult situation, to help from a difficult situation, to parachute from an aircraft, lea
getting off, bugging out, pushing off, walking out, shoving (off), stepping (along), pulling up stakes, running along, pushing on, digging out
coming, remaining, showing up, arriving, turning up, nearing, reaching, dwelling, approaching, abiding
The captain ordered the crew to start bailing out water as the ship was taking on too much.
The firefighters were desperately bailing out the flooded house to prevent further damage.
The villagers worked together to bail out the well that had run dry.
The prisoners were bailed out of jail by their wealthy families.
