bag1 nounbag2 verb
bagbag1 /bæɡ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINbag1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old Norse baggiEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an evening bag
- Hand luggage and checked bags must go through Customs.
- Some old bag was driving along at 15 miles an hour.
- Air bags are 100 % effective in preventing injuries due to accidents.
- Airlines, meanwhile, are more of a mixed bag.
- Last year was a mixed bag for the billboard business, Nickinello notes.
- Meredith went into the cottage, arms full of bags.
- Oxygen masks dropped from their hatches and bags flew through the cabins.
- Parachutes, a pair of small rockets and air bags will cushion its impact.
- She emptied her bag and popped the new shoes inside, covered by her cagoule.
- The youths ran off towards the town centre with the bag which contained about £80.
Longman Language Activatorcertain to win or succeed
if someone is destined to do or become something, they will certainly do it or become it, especially something that will make them famous or admired: · She was convinced that her little boy was destined to become President.· Clara worked in a factory and sang in clubs at weekends - but even then you could tell that she was destined to become a star.
formal to be certain to get something good or to be successful: · After the success of its recent single, the band is now assured of a contract with a major record company.· Our clients are assured of comfortable accommodation and the attention of our trained staff.
spoken informal use this to say that someone or something will definitely win or succeed: · I'm betting on Sceptre. He's a dead cert to win the Gold Cup.
spoken use this to say that something or someone will definitely be successful: · We've been through the plan a dozen times. It can't go wrong.· Just follow the instructions and you can't go wrong.
spoken informal use this to say that you will certainly get something you want, or something you want will certainly happen, because you have almost got it or it has almost happened already: · You're bound to get Bill's job when he leaves - it's in the bag.be in the bag: · If we win the next game, the championship's in the bag.
use this to say that it is almost certain something will happen because of what you know of the situation: · I told my friends it was a sure thing, and they bet every last penny on that horse of yours.it's a safe bet/it's a sure bet/it's a sure thing (that): · If the President supports him it's a sure bet that he'll get a seat in Congress.· As it was the first concert of the season it was a safe bet all the critics would be there.
a foolproof plan or method is one that is certain to work and be successful: · A pasta book is a foolproof gift for anyone who cooks.foolproof method/system/plan etc: · The new speech recognition system is not absolutely foolproof, but it is a huge breakthrough.· The gang hit on a seemingly foolproof way of getting drugs into the country.
to accidentally tell someone a secret: let slip that · Alex let slip that he had spoken to Julie on the phone and knew where she was.let slip something/let something slip · He inadvertently let slip the name of their new product.
informal to accidentally tell someone something that allows them to guess a secret: · I'm sorry. Jim knows about last week's party. I'm afraid I let the cat out of the bag.· Some idiot's let the cat out of the bag -- Mrs Simpson realizes there's something going on.
British /give the whole thing away American informal to accidentally say something or do something that makes someone guess a secret: · Don't mention Dad's birthday or you'll give the game away.· If you don't want to give the whole thing away, take that stupid smile off your face!
seeming to be together for no particular reason · You'll need enough money for food, transport, and other miscellaneous costs.· Their junk shop was full of chairs, trunks, ornaments, and other miscellaneous objects.· The seminar was attended by a miscellaneous collection of students, businessmen, and housewives.
: motley crew/bunch/assortment etc a group of people of very different kinds, especially people that you disapprove of: · The people who travelled with us to Mexico were a motley crew.· A motley bunch of students, ex-convicts and unemployed artists worked together to repair the building.
informal a group of people or things of very different kinds which do not seem to have much connection with each other: · Downtown is a mixed bag of upscale retailers and discount stores.· Today, healthcare depends on a mixed bag of medical professionals, charity workers, and patients' families.
also this, that, and the other thing American spoken say this about a variety of things that someone says or does: · We spent the evening chatting about this, that, and the other.· The casting agents always want me to prove that I can do this, that, and the other thing.
WORD SETSaccessory, nounalter, verbappliqué, nounarmband, nounarmhole, nounbag, nounbejewelled, adjectivebillfold, nounboater, nounbow, nounbowler, nounbow tie, nounbraid, nounbraid, verbbreast-pocket, nounbrim, nounbum bag, nounbust, nounbutton, nounbutton-down, adjectivebuttonhole, nouncape, nounchecked, adjectivecivvies, nounclasp, nouncleat, nounclingy, adjectiveclothes brush, nounclothes hanger, nounclutch bag, nouncoat check, nouncoat hanger, nouncoatroom, nouncobbler, nouncockade, nouncocktail dress, nouncodpiece, nouncollar, nouncollar stud, nouncolour-coordinated, adjectivecolourfast, adjectivecorsage, nouncostume, nouncoveralls, nouncravat, nouncrinkly, adjectivecut, noundark glasses, noundarn, verbdarn, noundart, noundécolletage, noundetailing, noundiadem, noundiaphanous, adjectivedishevelled, adjectivedowdy, adjectivedown-at-heel, adjectivedress, noundress, verbdressed, adjectivedressmaker, noundress sense, noundressy, adjectiveepaulette, nounfacing, nounfancy dress, nounfinery, nounfleecy, adjectivefop, noungarb, noungather, verbgingham, noungold-rimmed, adjectivegranny, adjectivegroom, verbhabit, nounhandbag, nounherringbone, nounknit, verbknitwear, nounline, verblined, adjectiveliner, nounlingerie, nounlining, nounlivery, nounlocker room, nounmade-to-measure, adjectivemade-to-order, adjectivemakeover, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmohair, nounname tag, nounnatty, adjectiveneckline, nounout, adverbpack, nounparasol, nounpinstripe, nounplaid, nounpleat, nounpleated, adjectiveplume, nounplumed, adjectiveplunging neckline, nounpocket, nounpocketbook, nounpocket handkerchief, nounpolka dot, nounpompom, nounpopper, nounpouch, nounpower dressing, nounpress, verbproof, verbpurse, nounraffish, adjectiveragged, adjectiverail, nounretro, adjectivesalon, nounsensible, adjectivesequin, nounset, verbshoeshine, nounshoulder bag, nounshoulder pad, nounshoulder strap, nounsingle-breasted, adjectivesize, nounsleeve, nounsleeveless, adjectivesling, nounsmocking, nounsoigné, adjectivespangle, nounsportswear, nounstarch, verbstitch, nounstud, nounstudded, adjectivetack, verbtail, nountailor, nountailored, adjectivetailoring, nountapered, adjectivetartan, nountatters, nounthread, nounthread, verbtie-dye, verbtie-pin, nountoe, nountoecap, nountoggle, nountongue, nountoupée, nountrainer, nountrimmings, nountrouser press, nounturn-up, nountweedy, adjectiveunbecoming, adjectiveundress, noununmentionables, nounvalet, nounwallet, nounwear, verbwearer, nounweatherproof, adjectivewell-dressed, adjectivewell-groomed, adjectivewristband, nounzip, nounzipper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYtypes
a bag of chips He packed an overnight bag and left. You’d better pack your bags. We’re leaving in an hour. a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag The airport X-rays all unaccompanied baggage.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Store the beans in a paper bag in the fridge.
(=for carrying shopping, usually made of plastic)· The supermarket no longer gives free carrier bags.
· She loaded her shopping bags into the back of the car.
· Hey, don't forget your school bag!
· I noticed that the man was wearing trainers and carrying a sports bag.
(=one that is carried over your shoulder)· Big shoulder bags are fashionable this year.
· She was carrying a smart leather bag.
(=a small woman's bag that you hold in one hand)· For the evening all you need is a little clutch bag.
(=a small bag that a woman takes out with her in the evening)· She put her lipstick in a black velvet evening bag.
(=to take to the beach)· I bought a big striped beach bag.
(=a small suitcase or bag for a short stay somewhere)· All you need to take is an overnight bag.
(=a suitcase or bag taken with you when you travel)· Your travel bag must not weigh more than 20 kilos.
(=for carrying your soap, toothpaste, shampoo etc)· I left my sponge bag in the hotel bathroom.
British English· Use the black bin bags provided by the council.
verbs· Lisa was carrying the bag containing the beach towels.
· I don't think that bag will hold all those books..
· The customs officer opened my bag.
· I've emptied my bags and I still can't find it.
(=put things in it preparing to go somewhere)· Mum packed a bag for a day at the beach.
· She unpacked her bags and put her clothes away.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=that you use inside a bin to keep it clean)· We need some more bin liners for the kitchen bin.
a bag of chips (=that holds the clubs)· I put the golf bag over my shoulder.
(=to feel extremely nervous or worried)· I was a bag of nerves during the interview.
He packed an overnight bag and left. You’d better pack your bags. We’re leaving in an hour. a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag· The specimens he collected were sent back to London in sealed containers.
The airport X-rays all unaccompanied baggage.· The envelope was too big for the bag, so everyone could see it.· Pretty much every day I have a big bag of popcorn and an apple for lunch.· The cyclist had a big leather bag strapped on the bicycle frame and they kept the set in there.· But for the last week or two he's had to use a bigger bag.· Even the passing policeman was giving out liquorice sweets from a big bag in his pocket.
· You can barely dump your black bag in the bin before the rubbish regulars pounce.· A couple of inmates were collecting fallen leaves and stuffing them into black bags.· To find out, I marked some green flowers and covered some white ones with a black plastic bag.· She carried a large black leather Gladstone bag in her hand.· The azalea bushes were draped in green and black bags.· It was a black plastic dustbin bag.· Marge was going through her black plastic carry bag, checking the contents.
· A white towel hung over its back and on the seat rested a brown canvas bag, its zip open.· Put the peppers in a brown paper bag and seal the bag to steam them.· He was carrying a brown paper bag.· He left and came back with a brown bag that he threw the bundles into.· Packaging materials consisted mainly of greaseproof paper and brown paper bags.· They used to keep the gate receipts in a brown paper bag.· He opened it carefully and extracted a padded brown Jiffy bag.· A brown bag staple, a sandwich is easy to pack and easier to eat, requiring no forks or knives.
· Without ciphers and diplomatic bags, espionage and counter-espionage actions were likely to be circumscribed.· The Foreign Office had a contract with the prison to launder diplomatic bags.· It arrived via the diplomatic bag on Saturday morning.
· It took more effort to carry a duffel bag than I had ever en-countered before.· I stepped on to the reef, reached for my duffel bag, and lofted it to my shoulder.· While soldiers piled duffel bags into buses, i held Patience, and she cried.· He is lifted from the hammock to the canoe and his harpoon, food and duffel bag are placed beside him.· He had all of the stuff in a footlocker and in his duffel bag among his clothes.
· Louise was carrying a large bag which she had managed to balance on the handlebars of her scooter.· Near where he was standing, some one had left a large carrier bag full of clothes.· In our lounge we had two large bean bags and an old sofa with a blanket on it.· Then she buys rice in large bags and some bread, daily you understand.· The movement exposed the very thing she had come expecting to find: a large jute bag.· She waved, but Dawn didn't see her, being too engrossed in stuffing the flowers into a large carrier bag.· It saves throwing away the remains of a large bag of cement, too.· I put them all in a large bag with some heavy stones.
· He handed Eleanor's book to a moralistic old bag he had once done a writing workshop with.· One crack or tear in them, and they would sag like an old bag of sand.· That would show the old bag.· Me, an old bag of black sheep.· All the other literary women he knew were old bags of whom he would be bitterly ashamed.· Who was that beaten-up old bag wearing my clothes?· It attracted everyone from stunt flying professionals to kids with an old plastic carrier bag and a piece of string.· She had pulled out her rosary from the old cloth bag she carried, and began to pray.
· She looked at him, then realised her overnight bag was in the boot.· She gave him five minutes to pack an overnight bag under Dexter's supervision and say farewell to his family.· Bring a friend or relative for moral support and help in juggling insurance forms and your overnight bag.· She received her overnight bag and Rachel's box from Bryn and thanked him warmly.· She collected an overnight bag and left.· I packed an overnight bag and went and checked the street through a chink in the curtain.· Unzipping her overnight bag, she took out a copy of one of Puddephat's books.
· Place a little icing in a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe a decorative border around each foil mirror.· Place the remaining royal icing in the piping bag and fit with a small star nozzle.· Put the potato mixture into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle.· Drizzle over the petits fours from a fork or a small piping bag. 7 Decorate with sweets or cherries.· Nylon is the best material for piping bags as it wears well and is easy to wash.· Colour a little royal icing brown and place in a piping bag with a writing nozzle.
· Punctured plastic bags blow across the adjacent plots of waste land.· Wash them before packing into plastic bags or containers.· A man sits on the floor, his back against a photo booth, with a plastic bag beside him.· She was able to remove the plastic bag and swim to shore.· But not the man with the plastic bag.· The murder weapon, a Kalashnikov free of fingerprints, was left at the scene in a plastic bag.· Sunbathers might find plastic bags of soggy bread and soiled clothes, but uninvited entry into the first world was generally discreet.· Moving briskly, Wade dug out a plastic garbage bag, marched into the living room, and collected the dead houseplants.
· Mountain Equipment were showing their new range of four Voyager synthetic filled sleeping bags, made without any through stitching.· We carried a tent since the forecast was mixed but many walkers carry only sleeping bags and mats in summer.· Extreme cases on high altitude expeditions have ended up with sleeping bags frozen solid!· Reflex: A fabric used on the outer of some sleeping bags.· They are sewn in the same manner as the slant walls on down sleeping bags.· Some sleeping bags are made from fibrepile which is not a filling as such.· You can also zip the bag to another Kozi-tec model to create a double sleeping bag.
· The red blood cell is finally a small bag containing haemoglobin molecules for transporting oxygen.· It is important to use small bags, since a large number of acorns together will generate heat.· Prepare a small box or bag containing ordinary household items for each of the expected guests.· Next, two smaller plastic bags emerge.· Cool until beginning to thicken, then spoon into a small greaseproof-paper icing bag.· The walls were covered with feathers, skins, small leather bags, and an array of dead and dried animals.· He'd seen something rather more promising than digital watches under Mr Schofield's work bench, something in a small bag.· The hospital's situation was so desperate that there was only one small bag of drugs to share between 300 sick children.
· Is the tote bag an exterior uterus, the outward sign of the unmentionable burden?· She lifts a cake tin out of her tote bag.· Then she hefted her tote bag.· More options include a white patent-leather tote bag and a big straw hat or scarf tied a la Audrey Hepburn.
NOUN· While air bags do cut down the number of deaths and injuries, they are not completely effective.· True or false? Air bags can open at a rate of 100 miles per hour.· True. Air bags are exceedingly fast, which can be dangerous to infants and elderly passengers.· Parachutes, a pair of small rockets and air bags will cushion its impact.· Ford said every 1998 Ford, Mercury and Lincoln car and truck would be getting the new air bags.· Jennifer better make sure an air bag is handy.· When used properly, air bags save lives.· But like air bags, the new rules are having unintended consequences, and Olson describes them fully.
· Only two dimensions of cost seem to have received any systematic consideration early on - body bag numbers, and money.· At the Y, I would pretend he was the body bag.· Our greatest fear is that one of our children will end up in a body bag.· But graves registration had run out of body bags, and the corpses were stacked without them.· We had the run of the weight room, the good leather body bag.· The lobby seats resembled our body bag and were filled by small men who did not move.· I could make the huge, heavy body bag creak on its chains and complain to my blows.· He controlled the huge body bag as if it were a speed bag.
· A white towel hung over its back and on the seat rested a brown canvas bag, its zip open.· He had brought the canvas bag with him.· In the afternoons she lay on the bed with the canvas bag beside her.· He fished out some long canvas bags from the barn and told me the picking started at dawn.· She has a 131 canvas bag, so perhaps there's something more suitable in that.· On the floor of the last room stood a tall canvas bag laced at the top.· The canvas bag she was carrying was awkward too and banged against her legs, threatening to trip her up.· Neblett agrees and says he uses canvas bags on his shopping forays.
· You will leave it in a carrier bag at a certain place and time.· What were they doing in a carrier bag?· It attracted everyone from stunt flying professionals to kids with an old plastic carrier bag and a piece of string.· George frowned as he put his mask neatly in the brown carrier bag before driving home.· Ten days ago a police bullet had hit the explosive which Terry Place had hidden in a carrier bag in the tunnel.· So after finding the hairs they looked at the carrier bag more closely?· Colin dug out a huge carrier bag.· A young girl with a carrier bag pushes her way through the crowd as if she was being pursued.
· Burwell is known for her visionary grab bag of charmingly painted furniture, and increasingly, for her stunning computer graphics work.· We were left with a grab bag of effects, only a modicum of which registered.· A true grab bag filled with unexpected surprises.
· Sponges and towels are not part of the judicial kit bag.· As you cross the line, make your way to the lorries containing your kit bag.· He came on wearing a sailor's hat, a greatcoat and a kit bag.· Patrick opened the wardrobe and pulled out an old army kit bag.· A kind letter from the commanding officer, his kit bag.
· She practised being a bag lady.· In fact, I've always wanted to play a realistic, no make-up, bag lady.
· He was carrying a brown paper bag.· The counterman packs the sandwich and soda in a paper bag.· The police were called, after which Bradley started to tear up the paper bags which were on the counter.· Put the peppers in a brown paper bag and seal the bag to steam them.· One night, her aunt drew a length of white chiffon out of a paper bag.· I cradled the bottom of the paper bag containing my lamb chops.· The assistant put them in a paper bag and Tom handed them to him.· She had a history of frequent previous such visits with a response to breathing into a paper bag.
· The powder slipped unprotesting into the polythene bag, which he then quickly resealed.· He closed the book and slipped it into a polythene bag.· Slip the whole tray into a clear polythene bag, and put in a warm and light position.· And he pushed Philip, knocking the polythene bag of grain out of his hand.· Once well formed, remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly.· He tucked the polythene bag into the waterproofed ammunition pouch.· He put three slices of bread and some sultanas into a polythene bag.· I threw my bag into Armstrong's boot and checked the sleeping-bag I always kept there in a polythene bag.
· She only purchased unpackaged products, which she bore home in her ancient shopping bag.· She clutched her shopping bag and her handbag.· It already recycles plastic shrink-wrap into shopping bags, and 550 own-brands products are packed in recycled cardboard.· Stash old plastic or paper shopping bags near the rubbish or garbage bin and then you can re-cycle them as bin liners.· Damp women bundled shopping bags and prams up and down the pavement.· Jimmy swung himself down, and lifted the shopping bag out of the cart.· The trolley had been pushed a few feet away and my handbag removed from my shopping bag.· A woman batters her husband to death with a coffee pot which she for ever after keeps in her shopping bag.
· Tied loosely around the strap of her shoulder bag was a navy and yellow scarf.· No longer will simply-serviceable shoulder bags suffice.· The collection includes two shoulder bags, two duffle bags, a board case, backpacks and briefcases.· Luna almost always carried a flat black shoulder bag.· Claire jams the black box into her shoulder bag.· A fringed cotton shoulder bag hung over one shoulder and he was the very image of a hippy or New-Age traveler.· But the indefatigable Swans, yellow labels flapping from their shoulder bags, would never dream of sitting anything out.· Rain left him supporting himself against a table as she fetched her shoulder bag.
· Jan slopped two tea bags into the bin and scooped sugar into her cup.· These products have most of the herbs discussed here already combined into tea bags ready to be steeped.· Items like tea bags and cigarettes are boxed, then wrapped in cellophane.· Miss Sadie sniffed and dropped the tea bags into the pot.· She poured the water over the tea bags and felt the tears again.· Contemporary packaging trends are in the direction of convenient packages as exemplified by the tea bag.· Fennel can be used in fresh or even tea bag form.· No problem-Lipton now sells a tea bag that lets you brew iced tea with cold water.
VERB· Andy was accompanied by his caddie who had brought the full bag just in case his pro decided to change his club.· He had brought the canvas bag with him.· We subsequently brought the bags to Grange, Co.· Guests were asked to bring sleeping bags for the two-day bash.· He helped Gabby bring two enormous bags of her things from her apartment.· When they did return from their New York City trips, Mamita brought back duffle bags full of toys for her grandchildren.· And bring along a trash bag for things you discard.
· He carried a leather bag which he placed on the floor by the settee.· He crossed the street, carrying the book bag by its drawstrings, heading for the parked cop car.· Louise was carrying a large bag which she had managed to balance on the handlebars of her scooter.· We carried a tent since the forecast was mixed but many walkers carry only sleeping bags and mats in summer.· A second showed Fung carrying a garbage bag containing the blood sample to his van.· Such a different walk from the day she arrived and had carried her own bag into the house.· The other day for example, at a neighborhood market, I saw a woman carrying grocery bags open her car trunk.
· After all she is clutching her bag like a student would her books.· She clutched her shopping bag and her handbag.· If I actually met Mr Diamond, I would picture him clutching the bag and its contents to his chest.· Polly clutched her bag and cardigan, her mind teeming with questions she was afraid to ask.· The fortunate ones clutch tiny plastic bags of black sand, a pound of which counts as a windfall.
· He dropped the bag over and then climbed with the blanket and the torch.· When she saw Quinn, she dropped the bag and screamed.· She dropped the heavy bag, the jacket on top of it, and looked around.· Or else she screamed first and then dropped the bag.· She drooped miserably into the farmhouse, dropping her bag of rehearsal clothes on to the floor.· We arrived shortly before dusk and dropped off our bags at the temple.· She dropped her clutch bag and George frowned as she strained to pick it up.· Miss Sadie sniffed and dropped the tea bags into the pot.
· Then after filling a plastic bag she popped the lot in the bin.· He specialized in wristwatches, which filled the athletic bag he always had sitting at his side on the train.· Sighing, she began to fill a carrier bag with essentials; an insurance, she supposed, in case the worst happened.· A man carrying a handgun ordered staff to fill a carrier bag with cash before escaping on foot.· Holly had filled the plastic bag with oil and twisted the neck tight and fastened it with a snip of wire.· All you do is fill the bag with lukewarm water and lay it on the floor.
· They then sit in a circle and hold their bags unopened.· And you could end up holding the bag.· Babur holds the bag uncertainly, letting it swing.· You could be left holding the bag.· He held a plastic carrier bag open by the handles.· The woman is left literally holding the bag.· Becky, holding a small carrier bag from a music shop, came in.· Seflor Benavidez watches impassively, holding the bags and the wrapped cord on his lap.
· She told you I'd left with a bag.· You could be left holding the bag.· The woman is left literally holding the bag.· In most cases the thieves targeted cars which had been left with bags or other valuables clearly visible.· We were left with a grab bag of effects, only a modicum of which registered.· She left her bag in the car and walked across the grass to the front porch.· Near where he was standing, some one had left a large carrier bag full of clothes.
· She opened the bag and got out a powder compact that had a small round mirror on the inside of the lid.· But more often than not he would open his bag and lay the object gently inside it.· She opened the bag, dipped in a hand and pulled out a slip of paper.· Soon he lights a candle, opens a bag and stuffs the New Zealand head into it.· The bruiser, opening the bag, jerked his head up.· The bleached fingers shook slightly as he opened the bag.· In her room, she sat on the bed and opening her travelling bag carefully took out the satin-lined box.· Eventually, he thought, they would have to open the bag for her.
· They packed their bags, sold the house and left me: I got that news in prison.· They returned to their hotel, packed their bags, and left for Penn Station to catch a train for Washington.· Mr Wijeratne has suggested that civilians in the area - a million of them - should pack their bags and leave.· Wash them before packing into plastic bags or containers.· A third group have packed their bags and are ready to travel immediately as the snow falls.· In March his doctor told him to pack his bags and go to sunny Arizona for a long rest.· The robbers opened the strongroom and packed the cash into bags.· Guilty. Pack your bags, boys, and hit the bus.
· Or grate the rind on to small pieces of freezer film; wrap tightly, then place in a polythene bag.· Converse placed his bag inside the runner and climbed aboard.· From Jan. 1, all rubbish must be placed in officially-approved bags, tied and left in special containers.· Curtis had placed his book bag on the table between us, so that I could barely see him.
· How could we have put their bag into ours without so much as a single check?· I walked into the house, and just as I put down my bags, there was a knock at the door.· He put his bag under his seat and sat down.· Please, let me put your bags on the side.· She put her bag with the story on the passenger seat and drove as if it were a newborn baby.· Examines, hesitates, puts in bag....· Each body had been cut into seven pieces and the parts put into ten bags.· Three of the seven players told investigators they put Tiger in a bag and beat her with baseball bats.
· Once he finds the right ones he throws the bag over his shoulder like Santa and strides purposefully towards the door.· Toward that end, protesters stoned police, cursed them, even threw bags of human waste at them.· Tammuz threw hir another bag without comment.· I was left to throw our bags in back, next to a hundred-pound bag of cement.· What if Penry took one look at her and threw her out, bag and baggage?· Anyone caught Cleaning Fish on Picnic Tables gets thrown out bag baggage.· I threw my bag into Armstrong's boot and checked the sleeping-bag I always kept there in a polythene bag.· We threw our flight bags in the back of the Jeep.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► bags► a bag of bones► bags► not somebody’s bagPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bag of bones► dive into your bag/pocket etc► it bag/dress/shoes etc
1- They were ahead 6-2 in the eighth inning, and figured the game was in the bag.
- Doyle was flung back across the table, a milk bottle exploding in the bag he held across his chest.
- Getting it in the bag Good teamwork is vital here.
- He reaches in the bag and starts to throw his bread upon the waters.
- How can the air in the bag lift heavy objects?
- Last week Couples left his clubs in the bag, relaxed and watched basketball, of which he is a great fan.
- Put the end of the straw in the bag so that it extends approximately two inches inside the bag.
- The blocks in the bag are thoroughly mixed up.
- Their responses are always determined by the number of blocks of each color remaining in the bag.
- What if Penry took one look at her and threw her out, bag and baggage?
- All the other literary women he knew were old bags of whom he would be bitterly ashamed.
- Give it to the old bag, Normy!
- He handed Eleanor's book to a moralistic old bag he had once done a writing workshop with.
- He was stuffing drawing and painting materials into a shabby old bag.
- Me, an old bag of black sheep.
- One crack or tear in them, and they would sag like an old bag of sand.
- That would show the old bag.
- Who was that beaten-up old bag wearing my clothes?
- After dinner, all of them carry bags of leftover ribs as they step into a white limousine.
- Another day six bags of flour had been slashed open.
- At the grinding mill, a line of women sit in the dirt behind the bags of maize.
- He helped Gabby bring two enormous bags of her things from her apartment.
- Set to guitar mode it gave the sound bags of depth while remaining well up front.
- The case involved the sale of a specific lot of 700 bags of nuts lying in the seller's warehouse.
- The trucker unloaded the ocean: stacks of 50-pound bags of InstantOcean, the same stuff you buy at tropical aquarium stores.
- Two bags of paper money hurtled on to the road and burst open.
- She should pack her bags and go back where she came from.
- Tell him that if he doesn't shape up, he can pack his bags.
- A third group have packed their bags and are ready to travel immediately as the snow falls.
- And if Clinton wins it, George Bush can start packing his bags.
- In March his doctor told him to pack his bags and go to sunny Arizona for a long rest.
- Mr Wijeratne has suggested that civilians in the area - a million of them - should pack their bags and leave.
- So, once again, Erhardt will be packing his bags.
- Then I recall that I forgot to bring it with me when I packed my bags in Boston.
- They packed their bags, sold the house and left me: I got that news in prison.
- They returned to their hotel, packed their bags, and left for Penn Station to catch a train for Washington.
- I'm sorry. Jim knows about last week's party. I'm afraid I let the cat out of the bag.
- Some idiot's let the cat out of the bag -- Mrs Simpson realizes there's something going on.
- Inadvertently perhaps, the BiE report lets the cat out of the bag.
- It's a mixed bag. The actors are fine, but the story is not very believable.
- Airlines, meanwhile, are more of a mixed bag.
- Among this lot, the emotional trawl was a bit more of a mixed bag.
- But beer-drinkers are a mixed bag these days, and so is the stuff they drink.
- Last year was a mixed bag for the billboard business, Nickinello notes.
- So we have a mixed bag of destinations and holiday choices for you.
- The 17 exhibitors at the fair had bought a mixed bag of drawings, spanning centuries and price ranges.
- The first is a mixed bag of songs and dances, only a couple associated with Rivera.
- You must by now guess that this compilation is by definition a mixed bag, of mixed quality.
- A third group have packed their bags and are ready to travel immediately as the snow falls.
- And if Clinton wins it, George Bush can start packing his bags.
- In March his doctor told him to pack his bags and go to sunny Arizona for a long rest.
- Mr Wijeratne has suggested that civilians in the area - a million of them - should pack their bags and leave.
- So, once again, Erhardt will be packing his bags.
- Then I recall that I forgot to bring it with me when I packed my bags in Boston.
- They packed their bags, sold the house and left me: I got that news in prison.
- They returned to their hotel, packed their bags, and left for Penn Station to catch a train for Washington.
container a)a container made of paper, cloth, or thin plastic, that usually opens at the top: a paper bag a plastic bag a garbage bag b)a handbag: Don’t leave your bag in the car. c)a large bag that you use to carry your clothes etc when you are travelling: Just throw your bags in the back of the car. a garment bag2amount the amount that a bag will holdbag of a bag of popcorn3 old/stupid bag spoken an insulting word for an old woman: You silly old bag!4a lot of something bags of something British English spoken a lot of something SYN plenty: She’s got bags of money. No need to rush – we’ve got bags of time.5pack your bags informal to leave a place where you have been living, usually after an argument: We told her to pack her bags at once.6eyes bags [plural] dark circles or loose skin under your eyes, usually because of old age or being tired7a bag of bones informal a person or animal who is too thin8in the bag informal certain to be won or achieved: The governor’s advisors believe the election is in the bag.9trousers bags [plural] British English old-fashioned loose-fitting trousers: Oxford bags10not somebody’s bag old-fashioned informal something that someone is not very interested in or not very good at: Thanks, but dancing is not really my bag.11bag and baggage British English with all your possessions: They threw her out of the house, bag and baggage.12hunting [usually singular] British English the number of birds or animals that someone kills when they go hunting: We had a good bag that day. → sleeping bag, airbag, duffel bag, tote bag, beanbag, punchbag, sandbag1, teabag, → let the cat out of the bag at cat(2), → be left holding the bag at hold1(26), → a mixed bag at mixed(6)COLLOCATIONStypesa plastic/polythene/paper bag· Store the beans in a paper bag in the fridge.a carrier bag (=for carrying shopping, usually made of plastic)· The supermarket no longer gives free carrier bags.a shopping bag· She loaded her shopping bags into the back of the car.a school bag· Hey, don't forget your school bag!a sports bag· I noticed that the man was wearing trainers and carrying a sports bag.a shoulder bag (=one that is carried over your shoulder)· Big shoulder bags are fashionable this year.a leather/canvas bag· She was carrying a smart leather bag.a clutch bag (=a small woman's bag that you hold in one hand)· For the evening all you need is a little clutch bag.an evening bag (=a small bag that a woman takes out with her in the evening)· She put her lipstick in a black velvet evening bag.a beach bag (=to take to the beach)· I bought a big striped beach bag.an overnight bag (=a small suitcase or bag for a short stay somewhere)· All you need to take is an overnight bag.a travel bag (=a suitcase or bag taken with you when you travel)· Your travel bag must not weigh more than 20 kilos.a sponge/toilet bag (=for carrying your soap, toothpaste, shampoo etc)· I left my sponge bag in the hotel bathroom.a bin/dustbin bag British English· Use the black bin bags provided by the council.verbsa bag contains something· Lisa was carrying the bag containing the beach towels.a bag holds something· I don't think that bag will hold all those books..open/close a bag· The customs officer opened my bag.empty a bag· I've emptied my bags and I still can't find it.pack a bag (=put things in it preparing to go somewhere)· Mum packed a bag for a day at the beach.unpack a bag· She unpacked her bags and put her clothes away.bag1 nounbag2 verb
bagbag2 verb (past tense and past participle bagged, present participle bagging) [transitive] VERB TABLE
bag
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | bag |
| he, she, it | bags | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bagged |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bagged |
| he, she, it | has bagged | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bagged |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bag |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bagged |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am bagging |
| he, she, it | is bagging | |
| you, we, they | are bagging | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was bagging |
| you, we, they | were bagging | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bagging |
| he, she, it | has been bagging | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bagging |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bagging |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bagging |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I'm tired of waiting. Bag this - I'm leaving.
- Julie Gold bagged the top songwriter's award.
- But are they going to bag the whole idea?
- Mahela's deft little cutters and seam-up varieties could bag a few back-up wickets too.
- Sounding sweet and nice bagged Alexander third place in the Iowa vote.
WORD SETS
aerobics, nounangler, nounangling, nounaquaplane, verbaquaplane, nounarcher, nounarchery, nounascent, nounathletics, nounbackboard, nounbadminton, nounbag, nounbag, verbbait, nounbait, verbbalance beam, nounballooning, nounbantamweight, nounbarbell, nounbasket, nounbasketball, nounbaton, nounbeam, nounbeat, verbbeater, nounbig game, nounbird dog, nounbirdie, nounbite, nounblack belt, nounblade, nounblind, nounblood sport, nounbobsleigh, nounbody building, nounbowling, nounboxing, nounbull, nounbullfight, nounbullring, nouncaber, nouncalisthenics, nouncallisthenics, nouncartwheel, nouncast, verbcast, nouncaving, nouncentre, nouncheckered flag, nounchin-up, nouncircuit, nounclay pigeon shooting, nounclimb, verbclimb, nounclimber, nounclimbing, nounclose season, nouncock fight, nouncockpit, nounconquer, verbconversion, nouncorner, nouncrew, nouncroquet, nouncross, nouncross-country, nouncurling, noundecathlon, noundecoy, noundirt track, noundiscus, noundogfight, noundrag race, noundumbbell, noundunk, verbeight, numberexercise, nounexercise, verbexercise bike, nounface-off, nounfalconer, nounfalconry, nounfall, nounfeather, verbfeatherweight, nounfeint, verbfence, verbfencer, nounfencing, nounfield event, nounfield goal, nounfield hockey, nounfigure, nounfigure skating, nounflat racing, nounfloat, nounfloor, verbfly, nounflyfishing, nounfly half, nounflyweight, nounfoil, nounfoothold, nounforward, nounforward roll, nounfoxhunting, nounfun run, nounGaelic football, noungaff, noungame, noungliding, noungo-cart, noungo-kart, noungrand master, nounGrand Prix, noungrid, nounground bait, nounguard, noungym, noungymnast, noungymnastics, nounhandball, nounhang-gliding, nounheadlock, nounheadstand, nounhealth club, nounheavyweight, nounhockey, nounhold, nounhoming pigeon, nounhook, nounhook, verbhot dog, verbhound, nounhunt, verbhunt, nounhunter, nounhunting, nounhunting ground, nounhuntress, nounhunt saboteur, nounhuntsman, nounhurdle, nounhurdle, verbhurling, nounice hockey, nounice rink, nounice skate, nounice-skate, verbinside track, nounisometrics, nounjack, nounjavelin, nounjog, verbjog, nounjogger, nounjogging, nounjudo, nounjujitsu, nounkarate, nounkeeper, nounkickboxing, nounknockout, nounknock-up, nounkung fu, nounlacrosse, nounlanding net, nounlawn bowling, nounlawn tennis, nounlay-up, nounleague, nounlight heavyweight, nounlightweight, nounline-out, nounlock, nounlodge, nounlure, nounmarathon, nounmartial art, nounmat, nounmeet, nounmiddle-distance, adjectivemiddleweight, nounmiler, nounmountaineer, nounmountaineering, nounnet, verbninepins, nounnursery slope, nounobstacle course, nounobstacle race, nounone-two, nounopen season, nounorienteering, nounoutpoint, verbpaddle, nounparagliding, nounparallel bars, nounparasailing, nounparascending, nounpentathlon, nounpicador, nounpin, nounPing-Pong, nounpiste, nounpiton, nounpit stop, nounpole position, nounpolo, nounpommel horse, nounpotholing, nounpress-up, nounprizefight, nounpuck, nounpunch-drunk, adjectivepurse, nounpush-up, nounquarry, nounrace, nounrace car, nounracing car, nounracquetball, nounrally, nounrider, nounrink, nounrock climbing, nounrod, nounround, nounrounders, nounrowing, nounruck, nounrugby, nounRugby League, nounRugby Union, nounrugger, nounrun, verbrun, nounrunner, nounrunning, nounsailboard, nounsailing, nounscramble, nounscrum, nounscrumhalf, nounshadow boxing, nounshoot, verbshooting, nounshot put, nounshuttlecock, nounsit-up, nounskate, nounskate, verbskateboard, nounskating, nounskating rink, nounskeet shooting, nounski, nounski, verbski boot, nounskier, nounskiing, nounski jump, nounski lift, nounskin-diving, nounski pole, nounski run, nounskydiving, nounslalom, nounslow-pitch, nounsnare, nounsnare, verbsnooker, nounsnowboard, nounsoftball, nounspeed skating, nounspeedway, nounspeleology, nounspinner, nounsprint, nounsprinter, nounsquash, nounstar jump, nounsteeplechase, nounstep, nounstrike, nounstroke, nounsumo, nounsurf, verbsurfboard, nounsurfing, nountable tennis, nounT'ai Chi, nounT-ball, nountenpin, nountenpin bowling, nounthrow, verbtoehold, nountouchdown, nountouch football, nountouchline, nountrack, nountrack and field, nountrack event, nountrack meet, nountraining, nountrampoline, nountrap, nountrapeze, nountravel, verbtraverse, nountriathlon, nountriple jump, nountry, nountug-of-war, nountumble, verbtumbling, nounvelodrome, nounvolleyball, nounwater polo, nounwater skiing, nounweigh-in, nounweight, nounweightlifting, nounwelterweight, nounwind-surfing, nounwinter sports, nounwrestler, nounwrestling, nounyacht, nounyardarm, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bag of chips He packed an overnight bag and left. You’d better pack your bags. We’re leaving in an hour. a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag The airport X-rays all unaccompanied baggage.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
(=that you use inside a bin to keep it clean)· We need some more bin liners for the kitchen bin.
a bag of chips (=that holds the clubs)· I put the golf bag over my shoulder.
(=to feel extremely nervous or worried)· I was a bag of nerves during the interview.
He packed an overnight bag and left. You’d better pack your bags. We’re leaving in an hour. a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag· The specimens he collected were sent back to London in sealed containers.
The airport X-rays all unaccompanied baggage.· Some one did - Carrie felt the carrier bag go from under her arm, then one suitcase.· This week, it emerged that we use eight billion carrier bags a year.
· When they get to the pillbox they have to divide their purchases into three clear plastic bags for inspection.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bag of bones► dive into your bag/pocket etc► it bag/dress/shoes etc
1to put things into bags: - I'm sorry. Jim knows about last week's party. I'm afraid I let the cat out of the bag.
- Some idiot's let the cat out of the bag -- Mrs Simpson realizes there's something going on.
- Inadvertently perhaps, the BiE report lets the cat out of the bag.
- It's a mixed bag. The actors are fine, but the story is not very believable.
- Airlines, meanwhile, are more of a mixed bag.
- Among this lot, the emotional trawl was a bit more of a mixed bag.
- But beer-drinkers are a mixed bag these days, and so is the stuff they drink.
- Last year was a mixed bag for the billboard business, Nickinello notes.
- So we have a mixed bag of destinations and holiday choices for you.
- The 17 exhibitors at the fair had bought a mixed bag of drawings, spanning centuries and price ranges.
- The first is a mixed bag of songs and dances, only a couple associated with Rivera.
- You must by now guess that this compilation is by definition a mixed bag, of mixed quality.
- A third group have packed their bags and are ready to travel immediately as the snow falls.
- And if Clinton wins it, George Bush can start packing his bags.
- In March his doctor told him to pack his bags and go to sunny Arizona for a long rest.
- Mr Wijeratne has suggested that civilians in the area - a million of them - should pack their bags and leave.
- So, once again, Erhardt will be packing his bags.
- Then I recall that I forgot to bring it with me when I packed my bags in Boston.
- They packed their bags, sold the house and left me: I got that news in prison.
- They returned to their hotel, packed their bags, and left for Penn Station to catch a train for Washington.
He got a job bagging groceries.2informal to manage to get something that a lot of people want: Try to bag a couple of seats at the front.3British English informal to score a goal or a point in sport: Larsson bagged his thirtieth goal of the season in Celtic’s win.4especially British English informal to kill or catch an animal or bird: We bagged a rabbit.5be bagged and zip-tied if prisoners are bagged and zip-tied, bags are put over their heads and their hands are tied togetherbag something ↔ up phrasal verb especially British English to put things into bags: We bagged up the money before we closed the shop.- betray
- betrayal
- betrayer
- betroth
- betrothal
- betrothed
- better
- Better Business Bureau
- Better Homes and Gardens
- betterment
- better off
- betting
- betting shop
- Betty Boop
- Betty Crocker
- Betty Ford Clinic
- between
- betwixt
- Bevan, Aneurin
- bevel
- bevelled
- beverage
- Beveridge Report
- Beverly Hillbillies, The
- Beverly Hills