bale out

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsbail out

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Questions about bale out

What does bale out mean?

bale out means "remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side".

What is another word for bale out?

Close synonyms include bail out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bale out a common word?

bale out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.