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bag

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bag

1 a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)

She carries her towel and other supplies to the beach in a bright, colorful bag slung over her arm.

Synonyms of bag

poke [chiefly Southern {amp} Midland], pouch, sack

Words Related to bag

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

2 a container for carrying money and small personal items

She put a pad and pen in her bag.

Synonyms of bag

handbag, pocketbook, purse

Words Related to bag

clutch, clutch bag

billfold, wallet

poke, pouch, sack

bag

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bag

1 to extend outward beyond a usual point

The shirt bagged at the waist.

Synonyms of bag

balloon, beetle, belly, billow, bulge, bunch, jut, overhang, poke, pouch, pout, project, protrude, stand out, start, stick out, swell

Words Related to bag

blow up, inflate

dilate, distend, expand

mushroom, snowball

elongate, extend, lengthen, stretch

Near Antonyms of bag

compress, condense, constrict, contract, shrink

2 to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

I bagged a deer while hunting last weekend.

Synonyms of bag

capture, catch, collar, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap

Words Related to bag

glove, halter, lasso, rope

apprehend, arrest, detain

clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure

enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh

abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)

Phrases Synonymous with bag

take hold (of)

Near Antonyms of bag

discharge, free, liberate, release

drop, loosen, unhand

Antonyms of bag

3 to give up (a job or office)

If the supervisor says one more nasty thing to me, I'm going to bag this stupid job.

Synonyms of bag

chuck, leave, quit, resign (from), retire (from), step aside (from), step down (from)

Words Related to bag

abandon, vacate

drop out (of), throw up

Phrases Synonymous with bag

give notice

Near Antonyms of bag

hire (out or on)

Antonyms of bag

4 to obtain (as a goal) through effort

She bagged a full fellowship at one of the nation's leading universities.

Synonyms of bag

achieve, attain, chalk up, gain, hit, log, make, notch (up), rack up, ring up, score, win

Words Related to bag

acquire, capture, carry, draw, garner, get, land, make, obtain, procure, realize, secure

amount (to), approach, equal, match, measure up (to), meet, rival, tie, touch

beat, excel, outdo, surpass, top

Near Antonyms of bag

fall short (of), miss

5 to receive as return for effort

bagged an acting nomination for a truly inspired performance

Synonyms of bag

acquire, attain, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win

Words Related to bag

clear, gross, net

accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score

accumulate, amass, draw, rack up

annex, occupy, take over

reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake

Near Antonyms of bag

accord, give, grant, pay

give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield

Antonyms of bag

Synonym Discussion of bag

catch, capture, trap, snare, entrap, ensnare, bag mean to come to possess or control by or as if by seizing. catch implies the seizing of something in motion or in flight or in hiding.

- caught the dog as it ran by

capture suggests taking by overcoming resistance or difficulty.

- capture an enemy stronghold

trap, snare, entrap, ensnare imply seizing by some device that holds the one caught at the mercy of the captor. trap and snare apply more commonly to physical seizing.

- trap animals
- snared butterflies with a net

entrap and ensnare more often are figurative.

- entrapped the witness with a trick question
- a sting operation that ensnared burglars

bag implies shooting down a fleeing or distant prey.

- bagged a brace of pheasants

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