bagful

bag

B0024700 (băg)n.1. a. A container of flexible material, such as paper, plastic, or leather, that is used for carrying or storing items.b. A handbag; a purse.c. A piece of hand luggage, such as a suitcase or satchel.d. A pouchlike or sagging organ or part of the body, such as a cow's udder.2. An object that resembles a pouch.3. Nautical The sagging or bulging part of a sail.4. The amount that a bag can hold.5. An amount of game taken or legally permitted to be taken.6. Baseball A base.7. Slang An area of interest or skill: Cooking is not my bag.8. Slang A woman considered ugly or unkempt.v. bagged, bag·ging, bags v.tr.1. To put into a bag: bag groceries.2. To cause to bulge like a pouch.3. To capture or kill as game: bagged six grouse.4. Informal a. To gain; acquire: He bagged a profit from the sale.b. To capture or arrest: was bagged for trespassing.c. To accomplish or achieve: bagged a birdie with a long putt.5. Slang a. To fail to attend purposely; skip: bagged classes for the day and went to the beach.b. To stop doing or considering; abandon: bagged the idea and started from scratch.c. To terminate the employment of.v.intr.1. To pack items in a bag.2. To hang loosely: The pants bag at the knees.3. To swell out; bulge.Phrasal Verb: bag out To quit or abandon an activity.Idioms: bag and baggage1. With all one's belongings.2. To a complete degree; entirely. bag it Slang 1. To cease participating in an activity: Finally in disgust I told my debating opponent to bag it.2. To bring along one's lunch, as in a paper bag: I don't like cafeteria food, so I always bag it. in the bag Assured of a successful outcome; virtually accomplished or won.

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[Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi.]

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bag′ful n.bag′ger n.

bagful

(ˈbæɡfʊl) nan amount that is or can be contained in a bag: three bagfuls of clothes.

bag•ful

(ˈbæg fʊl)

n., pl. -fuls. 1. the contents of or amount held by a bag. 2. a considerable amount. [1275–1325] usage: See -ful.

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bagful - the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn"bagcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold

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