noun

1. money, a bond, etc. deposited with the court to obtain the temporary release of an arrested person on the assurance that the person will obey the court's orders, as by appearing for trial
2. the release thus brought about
3. the person or persons giving bail

Etymology: ME & OFr, power, control, custody < OFr baillier, to keep in custody, deliver < L bajulare, to bear a burden < bajulus, porter, carrier

transitive verb

1. to deliver (goods) in trust for a special purpose
2. to set (an arrested person) free on bail or have (an arrested person) set free by giving bail: often with out
3. to help out of financial or other difficulty: often with out

noun

Etymology: ME & OFr baille, bucket < VL *bajula, vessel < bajulare: see bail

intransitive verb, transitive verb

1. to remove water from (a boat) as with a bail
2. to dip out (water, etc.) as with a bail

noun

1. a hoop-shaped support for holding up the cloth of a canopy, etc.
2. a hoop-shaped handle for a bucket, kettle, etc.
3. a bar on a typewriter to hold the paper against the platen

Etymology: ME beil < ON beygla < beygja, to bend, arch; ult. < IE base *bheugh- > bow

noun

1. Chiefly Brit. a bar or pole to keep animals separate in a barn
2. Cricket either of two sticks laid across the three stumps to form a wicket

Etymology: ME < OFr baile < ?