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bail vs free

free vs bail

bail and free both are nouns.

bail is not an adjective while free is an adjective.

bail and free both are verbs.

bail is not an adverb while free is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bail Yes No Yes No
free Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, free is a hypernym of bail; that is, free is a word with a broader meaning than bail:
  • bail: release after a security has been paid
  • free: grant freedom to; free from confinement
Other hypernyms of bail include liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen.
bail (noun) free (noun)
the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial) people who are free
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
bail (adjective) free (adjective)
not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
not held in servitude
unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
not literal
completely wanting or lacking
not fixed in position
costing nothing
not taken up by scheduled activities
not occupied or in use
bail (verb) free (verb)
remove (water) from a vessel with a container make (assets) available
empty (a vessel) by bailing let off the hook
secure the release of (someone) by providing security free or remove obstruction from
deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period remove or force out from a position
release after a security has been paid release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
part with a possession or right
relieve from
grant freedom to; free from confinement
make (information) available for publication
free from obligations or duties
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
bail (adverb) free (adverb)
without restraint
Difference between bail and free

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