écope — meaning in English

English meaning

• bail noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
• bailer noun One who bails or lades.
• scoop noun A cup-shaped tool, or the utensil's bowl-shaped end, used for lifting and serving loose material like ice cream or flour.

Senses

écope is used for these senses in English:

• bail A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.
• bailer A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.

bail — full definition

1. noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
2. verb To scoop water out of a boat.
3. verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.

bailer — full definition

1. noun One who bails or lades.
2. noun A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.
3. noun A delivery that heads towards the bails after pitching.
4. noun A delivery in which the ball hits one or both bails but does not dislodge them.

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