bag
30 ENTRIES FOUND:
- bag (noun)
- bag (verb)
- bag lady (noun)
- bag lunch (noun)
- bag of bones (noun)
- air bag (noun)
- body bag (noun)
- carrier bag (noun)
- clutch bag (noun)
- doggie bag (noun)
- duffel bag (noun)
- garment bag (noun)
- grab bag (noun)
- Jiffy bag (trademark)
- mixed bag (noun)
- nose bag (noun)
- overnight bag (noun)
- punch bag (noun)
- punching bag (noun)
- shoulder bag (noun)
- sleeping bag (noun)
- tea bag (noun)
- toilet bag (noun)
- tote bag (noun)
- baggage (noun)
- cat (noun)
- hold (verb)
- let (verb)
- nerve (noun)
- pack (verb)
plural
bags
plural
bags
Britannica Dictionary definition of BAG
1
[count]
a
:
a container made of thin material (such as paper, plastic, or cloth) that opens at the top and is used for holding or carrying things
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She packed her lunch in a paper bag.
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(US) a garbage/trash bag = (Brit) a rubbish bag
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(US) shopping bags = (Brit) carrier bags [=plastic or paper bags used for holding items bought at a store]
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(US) grocery bags
b
:
a soft container carried by a woman and used to hold money and other small things (such as keys or makeup)
—
see also handbag, shoulder bag
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She put the pencil in her bag.
c
:
a container used for carrying personal things (such as clothes) when you are going somewhere
— usually plural
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an overnight bag
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a gym bag
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We carried our bags [=suitcases, luggage] to the hotel room.
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She packed her bags and left.
2
[count]
:
the amount of something that is inside a bag
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We ate two bags [=bagfuls] of potato chips.
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a bag of apples/flour/fertilizer
3
bags
[plural]
:
an area of swollen and often dark skin under a person's eyes
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a tired old man with bags under his eyes
5
[singular]
informal + old-fashioned
:
something that a person likes to do
:
something that a person does well
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Housecleaning isn't her bag. [=she doesn't like housecleaning]
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I've tried living in the city, but it's just not my bag.
6
[count]
baseball
:
a square white bag that marks the position of first base, second base, and third base
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He slid into the bag and was safe at second base.
7
[count]
informal
— used as an insulting word for an old woman
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Shut up, you old bag!
8
bags
[plural]
British, informal
:
a large amount of something
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There's no need to hurry. We've still got bags [=lots] of time.
a bag of nerves
bag and baggage
chiefly British
:
with all of your possessions
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He got rid of the visitors, bag and baggage. [=altogether, completely]
hold the bag
in the bag
informal
:
sure to happen
:
certain to be successful
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Their success was in the bag. [=guaranteed]
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We had the game in the bag [=sewn up] by the end of first half.
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She seemed to have the election in the bag. [=she seemed sure to win the election]
let the cat out of the bag
2
bag
/ˈbæg/
verb
bags;
bagged;
bagging
2
bag
/ˈbæg/
verb
bags;
bagged;
bagging
Britannica Dictionary definition of BAG
[+ object]
1
:
to put (something) into a bag
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He got a job bagging groceries.
2
:
to kill or catch (an animal) while hunting, fishing, etc.
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The hunters bagged five deer altogether.
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We bagged 10 fish today.
3
informal
:
to get (something desired)
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She's expected to bag the award for the team's most valuable player.
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I bagged the last seat so everyone else had to stand.
4
US, informal
:
to give up or leave (something)
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She decided to bag her job and move to the country.
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He finally bagged his acting career and went back to school.
