# bag

Pronunciation: say "BAG" /ˈbæɡ/

## Noun

1. A soft container of cloth, paper, thin plastic, or similar material, open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods.
   - Simple: A soft container made of paper, cloth, or thin plastic that holds food or other things.
   - _He filled a small bag with rice from the bulk bin._
   - _Cement is sold in heavy paper bags at the hardware store._
2. A container, usually with one or more handles, in which you carry personal items or things needed for travel, such as a handbag, backpack, briefcase, or suitcase.
   - Simple: A container, usually with handles, that you use to carry your things, like a backpack, purse, or suitcase.
   - _She slung her bag over her shoulder and ran for the train._
   - _Check any bags larger than the airline's carry-on limit before you board._
6. A puffy or sagging fold of skin under the eye, often caused by tiredness, aging, or fluid retention.
   - Simple: Puffy or loose skin under the eye, often from too little sleep or getting older.
   - _He dabbed concealer onto the bag under each eye before the photo shoot._
   - _A week of night shifts left her with deep bags under her eyes._
5. A small envelope or packet containing drugs, especially narcotics. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A small packet that holds illegal drugs.
   - _Detectives recovered a bag of heroin taped inside the wheel well._
   - _When the police searched him, they found twenty small bags of heroin taped inside his sneaker._
8. One's preference, interest, or typical taste. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The kind of thing a person likes or enjoys.
   - _Abstract art has never been her bag, but she went to the opening anyway._
   - _Cooking competitions are exactly his bag. He never misses an episode._
9. A large number or amount. *(colloquial, UK)*
   - Simple: A very large amount of something.
   - _There's bags of room in the boot for all the luggage._
   - _He came home with bags of stories about the trip._
10. In baseball, first, second, or third base, or the cushion that marks it.
   - Simple: In baseball, one of the bases, or the soft cushion that marks it.
   - _The Cubs loaded the bags with nobody out in the ninth inning._
   - _The shortstop tagged him before he could dive back to the bag._
11. The quantity of game taken in a hunt or a fishing trip.
   - Simple: The number of animals caught or killed on a hunting or fishing trip.
   - _The party's bag for the weekend totaled six pheasants and a hare._
   - _Strict limits keep each angler's daily bag small._
14. A vulgar word for the scrotum. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A rude word for the pouch of skin that holds a man's testicles.
   - _The foul tip caught the catcher square in the bag, and he went down._
   - _He swore the cheap bike seat had flattened his bag by mile ten._
17. A human female breast. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A woman's breast.
18. Money; used chiefly in certain fixed phrases, such as 'secure the bag.' *(slang)*
   - Simple: A slang word for money, mostly used in set phrases.
   - _After the championship, every free agent in the league is focused on securing the bag._
   - _Forget fame; she's in it for the bag._
19. A sac in an animal's body that contains fluid or some other substance.
   - Simple: A soft pocket inside an animal's body that holds liquid or something else.
   - _The honeybee carries nectar back to the hive in a bag inside its abdomen._
   - _When a honeybee stings, its venom bag tears loose and stays in the skin with the stinger._
20. An udder, especially the large, hanging udder of a dairy cow.
   - Simple: The part under a cow that holds its milk.
   - _The vet examined the heifer's bag for early signs of mastitis._
   - _A good dairy cow's bag fills evenly in the hours before milking._
22. A breathalyzer: the device police use to measure alcohol on a driver's breath.
   - Simple: A machine the police use to test a driver's breath for alcohol.
   - _She blew into the bag and registered just under the limit._
   - _He'd only had two beers, but his hands still shook when the officer told him to blow in the bag._
23. A derogatory word for a woman regarded as ugly.
   - Simple: A rude, unkind word for a woman someone thinks is ugly.
   - _Trolls in the comments called the actress a bag just because she was photographed without makeup._
   - _He muttered that the woman at the counter was an old bag, and his friend told him to knock it off._
24. The quantity a bag contains, or its contents counted as one amount, for example of food that is bought or eaten.
   - Simple: The amount that fits in a bag, such as food you buy or eat.
   - _The recipe calls for half a bag of frozen peas._
   - _Our family goes through three bags of apples a week._

## Verb

3. To gain possession of something, or to claim something before anyone else can.
   - Simple: To get something before other people can, or to say it is yours first.
   - _She bagged the corner office the day it opened up._
   - _Arrive early to bag a parking spot near the entrance._
4. To put something into a bag.
   - Simple: To put things into a bag.
   - _Volunteers bagged sandwiches for the shelter all afternoon._
   - _Please bag the leaves and leave them at the curb._
7. To succeed in catching or killing something, especially when hunting or fishing. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To catch or kill an animal while hunting or fishing.
   - _The hunters bagged three deer on the opening day of the season._
   - _She hopes to bag a wild turkey this fall._
12. To arrest someone; to take a suspect into custody. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To catch and arrest someone.
   - _Detectives bagged the suspect outside his apartment at dawn._
   - _The new task force aims to bag the ringleader by summer._
13. To steal something. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To take and keep something that is not yours.
   - _Pickpockets bagged three wallets at the festival before anyone noticed._
   - _He got caught trying to bag a pair of sneakers from the stockroom._
15. To hang loosely, sag, or bulge out like a bag, or to make something do so.
   - Simple: To hang loose or puff out, like a bag.
   - _The tent walls bagged limply once the wind died._
   - _Worn-out leggings bag around the ankles by the end of the day._
16. To forget about something, ignore it, or get rid of it entirely.
   - Simple: To forget about something, ignore it, or throw it away.
   - _Just bag the apology tour and move on._
   - _We bagged the morning meeting and dealt with the outage instead._
21. To ventilate a patient manually by squeezing a bag valve mask resuscitator.
   - Simple: To push air into someone's lungs by squeezing a soft bag attached to a face mask.
   - _The nurse bagged the newborn until it started breathing on its own._
   - _EMTs bag patients during transport when no ventilator is available._
25. To find fault with someone or something using sarcastic remarks. *(slang, Australia)*
   - Simple: To make fun of someone or something to show you think it is not good.
   - _Critics were quick to bag the new film, calling it a two-hour advertisement._
   - _Her mates bagged her new ute for weeks, but she still reckons it was a good buy._

## Other meanings

- (verb) To furnish or load something with a bag.
- (verb) To fit a patient with a bag for collecting urine.
- (noun) A 94-pound quantity that serves as a standard unit for measuring cement.
- (noun) A collection of objects in which order does not matter but, unlike in a set, elements may be repeated.
- (noun) A small pouch fastened at the nape of a man's neck to gather the rear hair of a wig, or a wig worn with such a pouch.
- (verb) Of a ship or boat, to drop away from its correct course.
- (noun) Another gay man, used by gay men to refer to one of their own.
- (noun) One thousand pounds sterling.
- (verb) To win a woman over and go off with her for romance or sex.
- (verb) To conceive a child.
- (verb) To be helpless with laughter.

## Origin

Middle English bagge comes from baggi, an Old Norse word for "bag, pack, satchel, bundle," which is also the source of Old French bague ("bundle, package, sack"). The Norse word is related to Old Norse bǫggr, meaning "harm, shame" or "load, burden," and its deeper origin is uncertain.

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