Bail and Tarry

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Bail verb - To leave a place often for another.

Usage example: after two hours of that boring party, we were ready to bail

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Tarry is an antonym for bail.

Nearby Words: bailed, bailout, bailable, bailee, bailment

Tarry verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

Usage example: upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain

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Bail is an antonym for tarry.

Nearby Words: tarred, tarried, tarrying

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