transitive. To lade or bail out (water) with or as with a ‘scoop’. Also with out. Now rare.

transitive. To draw (water); to take up or remove (water or other fluids) from a river, a vessel, etc., with a ladle, scoop, or by similar means…

transitive. To empty out (the contents of a vessel, receptacle, etc.); to pour out. In later use frequently with out.

transitive. Nautical. To bail (water) from a ship. With out, out of. Cf. sense 7c. Now historical and rare.

Now often less correctly bale, v.3 To lade or throw water out of a boat, etc., with buckets (formerly… To bail the water (out).

To lade or throw water out of a boat or ship with buckets (formerly called bails) or other vessels. Const. to bale the water out, bale the boat…