Bailed

/ˈbeɪld/ verb

Paid money to release someone from jail before their trial; jumped out of an airplane; removed water from a boat.

From Old French 'bailier' meaning to hand over or deliver, from Latin 'bajulare' meaning to carry. Different meanings developed for different contexts.

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