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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bag /bæg/USA pronunciation n., v., bagged, bag•ging. n. [countable] - a container made of a soft material, as paper or plastic, that can be closed at the mouth.
- a piece of luggage:The airline lost my bag.
- a purse;
handbag:The thief snatched her bag. - the amount a bag can hold:a bag of candy.
- Slang TermsSlang. a small envelope containing narcotics.
- something, as skin, hanging loosely:bags under his eyes.
- Sporta base in baseball.
- [Slang (offensive).]an ugly woman.
- Slang Terms[usually singular ]Slang. a person's hobby;
avocation: Jazz isn't my bag.
v. - [no obj] to hang loosely;
swell or bulge:These slacks bag at the knees. - to pack or put in a bag:[~ + object]bagged my groceries.
- Informal Terms[ ~ + obj] to kill or catch, as in hunting:He bagged two geese.
Idioms- in the bag, Informal. almost certain to be obtained or achieved:I thought victory was in the bag.
- leave (someone) holding the bag, Informal. to leave (someone) to take the consequences:His accomplices flew to South America and left him holding the bag.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bag (bag),USA pronunciation n., v., bagged, bag•ging, interj. n. - a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth;
pouch. - something resembling or suggesting such a receptacle.
- a suitcase or other portable container for carrying articles, as in traveling.
- a purse or moneybag.
- the amount or quantity a bag can hold.
- any of various measures of capacity.
- Zoologya sac, as in an animal body.
- an udder.
- Slang Termsa small glassine or cellophane envelope containing a narcotic drug or a mixture of narcotics.
- something hanging in a loose, pouchlike manner, as skin or cloth;
a baggy part:He had bags under his eyes from lack of sleep. - Sport[Baseball.]base1 (def. 8b).
- Sport[Hunting.]the amount of game taken, esp. by one hunter in one hunting trip or over a specified period.
- Slang Terms
- a person's avocation, hobby, major interest, or obsession:Jazz isn't my bag.
- a person's mood or frame of mind:The boss is in a mean bag today.
- an environment, condition, or situation.
- bags:
- Informal Termsplenty;
much;
many (usually fol. by of ):bags of time; bags of money. - Slang Termstrousers.
- Idioms bag and baggage:
- with all one's personal property:When they went to collect the rent, they found he had left, bag and baggage.
- completely, totally:The equipment had disappeared, bag and baggage, without even the slightest trace.
- Idioms bag of bones, an emaciated person or animal.
- Idioms bag of tricks, a supply of expedient resources;
stratagems:Maybe they will finally be honest with us, once they've run through their bag of tricks. - Idioms, Informal Terms hold the bag, [Informal.]to be forced to bear the entire blame, responsibility, or loss that was to have been shared:His accomplices flew to South America on news of the theft and left him holding the bag.
- Informal Terms, Idioms in the bag, virtually certain;
assured;
definite:Her promotion is in the bag. The sale of the house is in the bag. - Slang Terms, Informal Terms, Idiomsold bag,an unattractive, often slatternly woman:a gossipy old bag.
v.i. - to swell or bulge:A stiff breeze made the sails bag out.
- to hang loosely like an empty bag:His socks bagged at the ankles.
- to pack groceries or other items into a bag.
v.t. - to cause to swell or bulge;
distend:The wind bagged the curtain. - to put into a bag.
- Informal Termsto kill or catch, as in hunting:I bagged my first deer when I was a teenager.
- Show Business[Theat.]clew (def. 10a).
- Slang Terms, Idiomsto quit, abandon, or skip:I bagged my math class today. We'd better bag the deal. I was working too hard so I decided to bag it.
interj. - British Terms bags! (used to lay first claim to something):Bags it! Bags, I go first!
- Old Norse baggi pack, bundle
- 1200–50; 1920–25 for def. 20; Middle English bagge
1. Although bag and sack are both used everywhere throughout the U.S., the more commonly used word in the North Midland U.S. is bag and in the South Midland is sack. B.Ag., - Bachelor of Agriculture.
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