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bag /baɡ /noun1A flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things: he arrived at the children’s ward carrying a bag full of toys for the young patients...- I was carrying a shopping bag from a high street clothes shop.
- He was carrying two bags containing a total of £40,000.
- A neighbour said he had reported one of the detained men after seeing him carrying a bag containing letters.
Synonyms receptacle, container; shopping bag, string bag, sack; British carrier bag, carrier; Scottish poke North American dated keister 1.1The amount contained in a bag: a bag of sugar...- They just wanted me to donate, monthly, the equivalent amount to half a bag of tea-bags.
- There were 3 possible destinations: over her trainers, into her popcorn container or into my bag of chocolate brazils.
- He said one method used to gauge a child's awareness of drug abuse is to ask them to draw the contents of ‘a bag of drugs’ found in the street.
1.2A woman’s handbag: a velvet evening bag...- Like any well-organized woman, Kim has her purses divided into day bags and evening bags.
- In her new spring collection, which ranged from large tote bags to delicately embroidered evening bags, there was something for every occasion.
- You know, I've never counted, but I might have a hundred and fifty bags / handbags in my wardrobe.
Synonyms handbag, shoulder bag, clutch bag, evening bag, pochette; North American pocketbook, purse British informal bumbag North American informal fanny pack historical reticule, scrip 1.3A piece of luggage: she began to unpack her bags...- She turned around, picked up her bag, the only piece of luggage she had.
- How about buying a piece of luggage that consolidates your bags into a single carry-on that complies with all the rules and your needs?
- When I pull my luggage (a bag and a laptop) on to the taxi, the driver asked where I were going.
Synonyms suitcase, case, valise, portmanteau, holdall, carryall, grip, overnight bag, overnighter, flight bag, travelling bag, Gladstone bag, carpet bag; backpack, rucksack, knapsack, haversack, kitbag, duffel bag; satchel; (bags) luggage, baggage Australian/New Zealand informal port 2 ( bags) Loose folds of skin under a person’s eyes: there were dark bags under her eyes...- He looked tired and worn out, with pale skin and purple bags under his eyes.
- She was aware of her pasty skin, of the bags under her eyes, and of the drawn look on her face without his comments.
- Mercia was watching her parent's faces; sallow skin, dark bags under their lifeless eyes.
3 ( bags) British dated Loose-fitting trousers: a pair of flannel bags...- Don't you lose any time about your absolutions, - washing, you know; but just jump into a pair of bags and Wellingtons; clap a top-coat on you, and button it up to the chin, and there you are, ready dressed in the twinkling of a bed-post.
- I wear a pair of bags, a dirty sweater, and go without hat or shoes and stockings.
4 ( bags of) informal, chiefly British Plenty of: I had bags of energy...- Only a single score down and bags of attrition time still left to play.
- There is bags of power from way down the rev range and loads of poke in the middle where it is needed for safe overtaking.
- I imagined that at the end I'd have bags of information, anecdotes and observations.
5 informal A woman, especially an older one, perceived as unpleasant or unattractive: an interfering old bag...- Perhaps it makes me seem like an old bag, but it does feel intimidating to face a gang of people, of whatever age, with intimidating body language.
- On the news this morning, the old bag was saying that the visitor figures for the fountain had far exceeded their predictions.
- He loathed the old bag more than Liz ever did, despite sharing the same political views.
6 ( one's bag) informal One’s particular interest or taste: ask the manager about mild curries, if that’s your bag...- Not that there's anything wrong with that - but not my bag.
- I tried a course in b/w photography, but realised it was not my bag either.
- Ostensibly, a Chinwag meeting about PR Online is simply not my bag, but an interface appears to be forming (think Star Trek) between PR and Blogging.
7The amount of game shot by a hunter: an estimated bag of 3,000 ducks...- Looking at photos of other teal hunters' bags, most seem to hold a high percentage of adult male bluewings.
- It's fairly unlikely that the council will recommend further cuts in the scaup bag limit for the coming season.
- The federal framework also modified the daily bag limit for the four-day season in the SWDA.
8(In southern Africa) a unit of measurement, used especially of grain, equal to 70 kg (formerly 200 lb).A bag (50-kg) of maize now sells for E 95 in the formal market however in the informal market the price ranges from E120-140 per bag....- The standard 50-kg bag of fertilizer costs US$20 or more.
9 Baseball A base.He takes a few steps past the bag and the right fielder throws the ball to the shortstop at the bag....- Because of his proximity to the base, the first baseman will tag the bag first before throwing to second.
- The moment Ugeto reached second base safely and left the bag, he was open game to be put out.
verb (bags, bagging, bagged) [with object]1Put (something) in a bag: customers bagged their own groceries...- Under protocols to protect against asbestos contamination, fire personnel and equipment had to be hosed down, while their kit was bagged up and sent for specialist cleaning.
- So, the computer's got to be moved onto a small coffee table temporarily, and my clothes are either bagged up or hung in various locations at random!
- After that, they were bagged up for shipping and stored in the freezer until a truck came to get them.
2Succeed in killing or catching (an animal): Mike bagged nineteen cod...- The free event is open to hunters bagging white-tailed deer, mule deer, or antelope in Texas during the past year.
- Wealthy Britons pay tens of thousands to bag a lion, elephant or polar bear in trophy hunts that recreate images of a bygone colonial era
- She bagged a deer on her very first shoot, but found it more difficult when asked to go stalking alone.
Synonyms catch, capture, trap, snare, ensnare, land; kill, shoot, pick off 2.1Succeed in securing (something): we’ve bagged three awards for excellence get there early to bag a seat in the front row...- From RAMP shows and TV compering to bagging the best actress award in the small screen category for 2001, Jyothirmayee has come a long way.
- Samyuktha Varma bagged the best actress award for her role in another film exploring post-marital affairs, ‘Megha Malhar’.
- In the South Lakeland District Council award section, Sedbergh bagged the towns and villages trophy while Rydal Mount, Rydal, took the tourism trophy.
Synonyms get, secure, obtain, acquire; reserve, commandeer, grab, appropriate, take; win, achieve, attain informal get one's hands on, get one's mitts on, nab, pick up, land, net 3 [no object] (Of clothes, especially trousers) form loose bulges due to wear: these trousers never bag at the knee...- The cloak he wore bagged over his body, making his frail stature appear sturdier.
- Her jeans, partially soaked from splashing onto the street, now seemed almost like they were made for her, because as she moved they moved too, not bagging at the knees.
- I feel there is nothing wrong with bagging pants as long as your actual underwear and behind is not showing.
Synonyms sag, hang loosely, bulge, swell, balloon 4North American informal Abandon or give up on: she ought to just bag this marriage and get on with her life...- Let's bag it before this gets ugly.
- About twenty years ago, the Connection Machine was supposed to be the big new paradigm, but before long they bagged it.
- We spent about an hour there, snapping Zoe action photos and playing, but it was a little too windy and nippy for us, so we bagged it and headed home.
5 informal, chiefly Australian / NZ Criticize: the fans should be backing him not bagging him (as noun bagging) it’s a pretty suspect outfit, deserving of the consistent bagging it gets from customers...- Sky and Boyd are at the makeshift coffee shop, and Sky is bagging him for pulling apart his hot dog, so he can just eat the frankfurter.
- This won't be anything about attacking individuals or bagging out colleagues or attacking other people for having different views, it'll be about ideas.
- It's interesting to note that with one lone exception, the group hasn't had the expected posse of teenagers hurling abuse at us for bagging out this show.
6North American informal Fit (a patient) with an oxygen mask or other respiratory aid.They also maintained airway management and continued to bag him....- In the ambulance, the EMTs took the decedent's vital signs, continued to bag him with high-flow oxygen, monitored his heart, and gave him CPR.
- Bag him at a rate of 30. Check for breath sounds bilaterally.
Phrasesbag and baggage a bag of bones a bag (or bundle) of nerves a bag of tricks bags (or bags I) in the bag Phrasal verbsDerivativesbagful /ˈbaɡfʊl / noun (plural bagfuls) ...- Yes, she's got a lot of attention from fans, and finds it difficult to reply to all the letters that pour in throughout the week… literally in bagfuls.
- She goes home nearly every Saturday and comes back Monday mornings, carrying bagfuls of sweet bread, pickled meats and fresh fruit.
- He gave an exemplary performance yet again and had this been the Oscars he'd have walked away with bagfuls of awards and lucrative contracts.
bagger /ˈbaɡə / noun ...- He was a coal bagger for the Co-op and only earned about £3. 15s.0d a week!
- The son of Irish immigrant parents, Naughton had worked in a weaving shed and as a coal bagger and driver for the Co-op before joining Mass Observation in 1938.
- Part-time crew members, who work as baggers, cashiers, box boys and stock persons, can start at wages as low as $6.75 an hour with no experience, but generally earn from $7.50 to $15.85 an hour.
OriginMiddle English: perhaps from Old Norse baggi. The origin of bag is uncertain but it may come from an old Scandinavian word. Some phrases in English come from its use to mean a hunter's game bag, such as having something in the bag, ‘as good as secured’. Another sense, ‘a particular interest or distinctive style’, as in ‘Dance music isn't really my bag’, is probably jazz slang of the late 1950s. In the sense ‘an unattractive woman’, bag or old bag was originally American, and was first recorded in the 1890s.
Rhymesblag, brag, Bragg, crag, dag, drag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scrag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, swag, tag, wag, zag fleabag, tea |