bag

¹bag

noun \ˈbag also ˈbāg\

Definition of BAG

1

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

a : purse; especially : handbag

b : a bag for game

c : suitcase

2

: something resembling a bag: 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

4

a : 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 1a

Examples of BAG

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

Origin of BAG

Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to BAG

Synonyms

poke [chiefly Southern & Midland], pouch, sack

Related Words

carryall, portmanteau, traveling bag, wallet; bundle, pack, package, packet, parcel; backpack, barracks bag, duffel bag, haversack, knapsack, rucksack, satchel, tote; handbag, pocketbook, purse, tote bag; ditty bag, flight bag, garment bag, kit bag, shopping bag, work bag

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

²bag

verb

bagged bag·ging

Definition of BAG

intransitive verb

1

: to swell out : bulge

2

: to hang loosely

transitive verb

1

: to cause to swell

2

: to put into a bag

3

a : 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 play-off berth>

5

: 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

— bag·ger noun

Examples of BAG

1. He got a job bagging groceries.
2. The hunters bagged five deer altogether.
3. We bagged 10 fish today.
4. She's expected to bag the award for the team's most valuable player.
5. I bagged the last seat so everyone else had to stand.

First Known Use of BAG

15th century

Related to BAG

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

miss

Related Words

dome; blow up, inflate; dilate, distend, expand; mushroom, snowball; elongate, extend, lengthen, stretch

Near Antonyms

compress, condense, constrict, contract, shrink

See Synonym Discussion at catch

Rhymes with BAG

ag, brag, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scag, scrag, shag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, swag, tag, wag, YAG, zag

BAg

abbreviation

Definition of BAG

bachelor of agriculture

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis