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Definition: Meaning of, bag in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / baɡ /

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bag bags
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  1. container a container made of paper, cloth, or thin plastic which usually opens at the top
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  2. container a HANDBAG
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  3. container a large bag that you use to carry your clothes etc when you are travelling
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  4. amount the amount that a bag will hold
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  5. old/stupid bag spoken an insulting word for an old woman
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  6. a lot of something bags of something spoken especially British English a lot of something [=  plenty]
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  7. pack your bags informal to leave a place where you have been living, usually after an argument
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  8. eyes bags [plural] dark circles or loose skin under your eyes, usually because of old age or being tired
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  9. a bag of bones informal a person or animal who is too thin
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  10. in the bag informal certain to be won or achieved
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  11. trousers bags [plural] British English old-fashioned loose-fitting trousers
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  12. not somebody's bag old-fashioned informal something that someone is not very interested in or not very good at
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  13. bag and baggage British English with all your possessions
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  14. hunting [usually singular] British English the number of birds or animals that someone kills when they go hunting
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
bag bagged bagged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
bagging bags
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  1. to put things into bags
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  2. informal to manage to get something that a lot of people want
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  3. British English informal to score a GOAL or a point in sport
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  4. informal especially British English to kill or catch an animal or bird
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  5. be bagged and zip-tied if prisoners are bagged and ziptied, bags are put over their heads and their hands are tied together
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bag used in phrases

  • Gladstone bag (noun)
    1. a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  • Gro-Bag (noun)
    1. British English a large plastic bag containing specially prepared earth for growing vegetables
  • Jiffy bag (noun)
    1. British English trademark a thick soft envelope, used for posting things that might break
  • air bag (noun)
    1. a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward
  • bag and baggage (noun)
    1. informal all one's possessions
  • bag lady (noun)
    1. an impolite word for a homeless woman who lives on the streets and carries all her possessions with her
  • bag of tricks (noun)
    1. a supply of ways of accomplishing something
  • bag-shaped (adjective)
    1. shaped like a bag
  • belt bag (noun)
    1. usually with a zipper a small pouch that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist
  • bin bag (noun)
    1. a strong plastic bag used for household waste or as a bin liner
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