English Explanatory Dictionary

bail up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To apply a bail to (a cow); to trap or corner.
  2. To stop (someone) to talk to them; to buttonhole.
  3. For rocks, clay, etc. to build up around a drill.
  4. To rob (someone).
  5. To corner (someone); to hold (someone) under threat of violence; for dogs to hold people or animals at bay.
  6. Misspelling of bale up.

Word forms

bail up bails up bailing up bailed up
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