bag

noun

\ ˈbag also ˈbāg

Definition of bag

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 : a usually flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, or carrying something: such as

a : purse especially : handbag

b : a bag for game

c : suitcase

2 : something resembling a bag: such 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

3 : the amount contained in a bag

4a : 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

5 : an unattractive woman

6 : something one likes or does regularly or well also : one's characteristic way of doing things

in the bag

1 : sure, certain her nomination was in the bag also : assured of a successful conclusion : sewn up have the game in the bag

2 slang : drunk sense 1a

bag

verb

bagged; bagging

Definition of bag (Entry 2 of 3)

intransitive verb

1 : to swell out : bulge

2 : to hang loosely

transitive verb

1 : to cause to swell

2 : to put into a bag

3a : to take (animals) as game

b : to get possession of especially by strategy or stealth

c : capture, seize

d : to shoot down : destroy

4 : to achieve in or as if in competition : win bag a playoff berth

5 informal

a : 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 I headed all the way across campus in the sleet for my 12:40, and after twenty minutes I just wanted to bag it and crawl back into bed.— Kate Haracz

b : to dismiss (someone) from a job or position : fire, sack Tiger's been losing his temper and his putting stroke. He shed his agent, and he bagged his caddy … .— Robert Sullivan

6 medical : to ventilate the lungs of (a patient) using a hand-squeezed bag attached to a face mask I asked the respiratory therapist to continue bagging and assisting the patient while I sought the family's permission not to proceed with intubation.— Malinda H. Bell

BAg

abbreviation

Definition of BAg (Entry 3 of 3)

bachelor of agriculture

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Synonyms for bag

Synonyms: Noun

poke [chiefly Southern & Midland], pouch, sack

Synonyms: Verb

balloon, beetle, belly, billow, bulge, bunch, jut, overhang, poke, pooch [chiefly dialect], pouch, pout, project, protrude, stand out, start, stick out, swell

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Verb

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

Examples of bag in a Sentence

Noun

She packed her lunch in a paper bag. She put the pencil in her bag. a tired old man with bags under his eyes

Verb

He got a job bagging groceries.

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