First Known Use: 13th century
Dictionary
1bag
noun \ˈbag also ˈbāg\
: 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
: a soft container carried by a woman and used to hold money and other small things (such as keys or makeup)
: a container used for carrying personal things (such as clothes) when you are going somewhere
Full Definition of BAG
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: something resembling a bag: as a (1) : a pouched or pendulous bodily part or organ; especially : udder (2) : a puffy or sagging protuberance of flabby skin b : a puffed-out sag or bulge in cloth c : a square white stuffed canvas bag used to mark a base in baseball
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: the amount contained in a bag
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a : a quantity of game taken; also : the maximum legal quantity of game b : an assortment or collection especially of nonmaterial things <a bag of tricks>
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: an unattractive woman
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: something one likes or does regularly or well; also : one's characteristic way of doing things
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Origin of BAG
Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi
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2bag
verb
: to put (something) into a bag
: to kill or catch (an animal) while hunting, fishing, etc.
: to get (something desired)
baggedbag·ging
Full Definition of BAG
intransitive verb
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: to swell out : bulge
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: to hang loosely
transitive verb
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: to cause to swell
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: to put into a bag
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: to achieve in or as if in competition : win <bag a play-off berth>
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: to give up, forgo, or abandon especially for something more desirable or attainable <decided to bag her job and move to the country> —often used with it
— bag·ger noun
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First Known Use of BAG
15th century
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Synonym Discussion of BAG
catch, capture, trap, snare, entrap, ensnare, bag mean to come to possess or control by or as if by seizing. catch implies the seizing of something in motion or in flight or in hiding <caught the dog as it ran by>. capture suggests taking by overcoming resistance or difficulty <capture an enemy stronghold>. trap, snare, entrap, ensnare imply seizing by some device that holds the one caught at the mercy of the captor. trap and snare apply more commonly to physical seizing <trap animals> <snared butterflies with a net>. entrap and ensnare more often are figurative <entrapped the witness with a trick question> <a sting operation that ensnared burglars>. bag implies shooting down a fleeing or distant prey <bagged a brace of pheasants>.
BAg
abbreviation
Definition of BAG
bachelor of agriculture
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BAGS Defined for Kids
1bag
noun \ˈbag\
Definition of BAG for Kids
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: a container made of flexible material (as paper or plastic)
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: suitcase
2bag
verb
baggedbag·ging
Definition of BAG for Kids
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: to swell out <Her clothes bagged around her.>
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: to put into a bag <bagging groceries>
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: to kill or capture in hunting <bag a deer>
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