bagel
noun
ba·gel
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plural bagels
Definition of bagel
1
: a firm doughnut-shaped roll traditionally made by boiling and then baking
2
[ from the resemblance of a bagel to the zero in the score of such a set ]
tennis, slang
: a set (see set entry 2 sense 15) in which one player or team wins every game
They were never in danger of losing, taking a 5-1 lead in the first set and registering a bagel in the second.— Mike McGovern
Examples of bagel in a Sentence
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Enjoy a fresh bagel along with assorted cream cheese, orange juice & coffee. — courant.com, "Community News For The West Hartford Edition," 30 Aug. 2019 Golden’s month-old food hall, Tributary, will land its ninth and final stall next month, a taco and ceviche bar to add to the pizza, sandwich, salad, bagel, smoothie bowl and raw bar options already available. — Josie Sexton, The Know, "Golden’s first food hall, Tributary, is further proof that Golden’s food scene is heating up," 29 Aug. 2019 What is the proper way to cut a bagel: in half horizontally or like a loaf of bread? — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, "Twitter will label tweets from Trump, world leaders who break the platform's rules," 27 June 2019 Chef Garin prepared a delicious buffet of eggs sardou, pimento cheese biscuits, house cured lox and bagels, breakfast potatoes, an inviting assortment of cheeses with an array of various fruit, desserts and beverages. — Helen Williams, nola.com, "Timberlane commission stays busy to protect future of country club," 14 June 2019 The park has more than 10 food and drink spots, offering Montreal-style bagels, dim sum, Mexican street corn, pizza and beer, and more. — Grace Dickinson, https://www.inquirer.com, "The Piazza Pod Park opens in Northern Liberties on Saturday. Here’s what to expect," 4 June 2019 But every day, the restaurant's shop makes fresh bagels for breakfast and lunch sandwiches. — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Be MKE: Restaurants to try before they close and the Manitowoc Minute guy introduces fashion line," 21 Mar. 2018 The owner of the breakfast cart down the block from my apartment now has a Square reader on his phone: No more visits to an overpriced ATM just to get a bagel. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "Apple is going to be the company that kills the wallet," 17 Aug. 2019 Which is where Ruth Mercado first tried one of the bagels. — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, "He quit his desk job, now his Alabama bakery is rising," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bagel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for bagel
bagel
noun
English Language Learners Definition of bagel
: a bread roll shaped like a ring
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bagel
noun
ba·gel
| \ ˈbā-gəl
\
\
Kids Definition of bagel
: a bread roll shaped like a ring
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