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Definition of bag
1 : a usually flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, or carrying something: such asa : purse; especially : handbagb : a bag for gamec : suitcase
2 : something resembling a bag: such asa (1) : a pouched or pendulous bodily part or organ; especially : udder (2) : a puffy or sagging protuberance of flabby skinb : a puffed-out sag or bulge in clothc : a square white stuffed canvas bag used to mark a base in baseball
3 : the amount contained in a bag
4a : a quantity of game taken; also : the maximum legal quantity of gameb : 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
From the M-W Editors
Examples of bag in a Sentence
She packed her lunch in a paper bag.
She put the pencil in her bag.
a tired old man with bags under his eyes
Recent Examples of bag from the Web
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Women and children whose bags were searched by security forces have been allowed to pass through, but men and boys await much harsher inspection.
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Players will be selected every hour to win free play, kitchen appliances, designer bags and watches, gift cards and cash.
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While running, agents saw Sims throw a bag of marijuana on the ground, Sims said.
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People are needed to work as greeters, advanced ticket distributors, ID/bag checkers and selling tickets for food and beverages as well as doing membership and marketing work.
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Car Ride Grab Bags Hang a mystery bag in the back of the car.
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Seashell collectors, beach goers, and explorers: pack your bags.
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There will also be diaper derbies, raffles, goodie bags, music, catered food and drinks, and free massages.
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The layers of polyethylene, as thin as plastic sandwich bags, sit neatly folded in a wooden box at the headquarters of World View Enterprises in Tucson, Arizona.
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Origin and Etymology of bag
Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi
Other Clothing Terms
bag
Definition of bag
bagged
;bagging
intransitive verb
1 : to swell out : bulge
2 : to hang loosely
transitive verb
1 : to cause to swell
2 : to put into a bag
3a : to take (animals) as gameb : to get possession of especially by strategy or stealthc : capture, seized : to shoot down : destroy
4 : to achieve in or as if in competition : win bag a playoff 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
bagger
nounExamples of bag in a Sentence
He got a job bagging groceries.
The hunters bagged five deer altogether.
We bagged 10 fish today.
She's expected to bag the award for the team's most valuable player.
I bagged the last seat so everyone else had to stand.
Origin and Etymology of bag
Middle English baggen, verbal derivative of bagge 1bag
Synonym Discussion of bag
BAg
Definition of BAg
bachelor of agriculture
Other Education Terms
BAG Defined for English Language Learners
bag
playDefinition of bag for English Language Learners
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: a container made of thin material (such as paper, plastic, or cloth) that opens at the top and is used for holding or carrying things
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: a soft container carried by a woman and used to hold money and other small things (such as keys or makeup)
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: a container used for carrying personal things (such as clothes) when you are going somewhere
bag
Definition of bag for English Language Learners
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: to put (something) into a bag
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: to kill or catch (an animal) while hunting, fishing, etc.
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: to get (something desired)
BAG Defined for Kids
Definition of bag for Students
bagged
;bagging
1 : to swell out Her clothes bagged around her.
2 : to put into a bag bagging groceries
3 : to kill or capture in hunting bag a deer
Medical Dictionary
bag
Medical Definition of bag
1: a pouched or pendulous bodily part or organ; especially : udder
2: a puffy or sagging protuberance of flabby skin an aging face with bags below the eyes
bag
Medical Definition of bag
bagged
;bagging
: to ventilate the lungs of (a patient) using a hand-squeezed bag attached to a face mask I asked the respiratory therapist to continue bagging and assisting the patient while I sought the family's permission not to proceed with intubation.—Malinda H. Bell, The Journal of the American Medical Association, 21 June 2000
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