bail up

verb5

1. •
   (Australia) To apply a bail to (a cow); to trap or corner.
2. •
   (Australia, New-Zealand) To stop (someone) to talk to them; to buttonhole.

   • I'm late because Debbie bailed me up on the phone.
3. •
   (Australia) To corner (someone); to hold (someone) under threat of violence; for dogs to hold people or animals at bay.
4. •
   (Australia) To rob (someone).

   • They bailed me up for fifty bucks.
5. •
   For rocks, clay, etc. to build up around a drill.