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bails

The word “bails” has 1 syllable: bails

It's pronounced as /beɪlz/

What is synonym and antonym for bails?

In the thesaurus, “bails” has 30 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bails along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for bails

  • bond
  • bonds
  • bows
  • departs
  • deposits
  • escapes
  • exits
  • flees
  • gages
  • gets
  • goes
  • guarantees
  • guaranties
  • handlebars
  • hods
  • holders
  • jars
  • jugs
  • loops
  • moves
  • pawns
  • pitchers
  • pledges
  • recognizances
  • securities
  • shafts
  • tanks
  • tubs
  • vats
  • warrant

Antonyms for bails

  • arrives
  • comes
  • remains

Meanings of bails

  • noun
    1. Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
    2. Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
    3. The person providing such payment.
    4. A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.
    5. A person who bails water out of a boat.
    6. Custody; keeping.
    7. A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket).
    8. A stall for a cow (or other animal) (usually tethered with a semi-circular hoop).
    9. A hinged bar as a restraint for animals, or on a typewriter.
    10. A frame to restrain a cow during milking or feeding.
    11. A hoop, ring, or other object used to connect a pendant to a necklace.
    12. One of the two wooden crosspieces that rest on top of the stumps to form a wicket.
    13. (furniture) Normally curved handle suspended between sockets as a drawer pull. This may also be on a kettle or pail.
  • verb
    1. To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
    2. To release a person under such guarantee.
    3. To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment.
    4. To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out.
    5. To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out.
    6. To set free; to deliver; to release.
    7. To exit quickly.
    8. To fail to meet a commitment.
    9. To secure the head of a cow during milking.
    10. To confine.
    11. To secure (a cow) by placing its head in a bail for milking.
    12. To keep (a traveller) detained in order to rob them; to corner (a wild animal); loosely, to detain, hold up. (Usually with up.).

Example Sentences

  • Bails of hay dotted the expansive farm fields.
  • The defendant's lawyer requested reduced bails for their clients.
  • She carefully tied the bails of the boat to the dock to secure it in place.
  • The circus performer juggled flaming bails with ease, impressing the audience.
  • He grabbed the bails of cotton and loaded them onto the truck for transportation.

On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bails, such as: arrives, bond, bonds, bows, comes, departs, deposits.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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walks out

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