heavy bag

noun

plural heavy bags

: a large usually cylindrical punching bag (see punching bag sense 1) used especially for developing strength

I move to the heavy bag for three rounds. This bag was designed to build up hitting power. … The heavy bag weighs between a hundred and fifty and two hundred pounds and it's about five feet tall.

—Muhammad Ali with Richard Durham

… the whirring sounds of jump ropes; the steady thwacks of guys pounding the heavy bags; and the rhythmic cadence coming from a lone boxer working a speedbag.

—Tom Archdeacon

compare speed bag

Examples of heavy bag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, Flawless Boxing & Fitness is a nearly 5,000 square-foot gym in Upper Land Park equipped with rows of heavy bags, weightlifting equipment, a ring and wellness hub. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Anyone looking to change their old, boring, heavy bag routine should consider a boxing reflex ball. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Shuvash Chandra Mondol, 45, still remembers carrying heavy bags of paddy on his shoulders during his childhood. — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026

That means less cleanup, one less step and no dragging heavy bags to the curb. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heavy bag

• bundestag
• saddlebag
• ag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• flag
• gag
• hag
• hagg
• lag
• mag