bags

Formsbagses, bagsing, bagsed

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of bag. Use this form when you mean more than one bag.

   She carried three heavy bags up the stairs.

   The shopping bags split open in the rain.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of bag. Use it with he, she, it, or a singular noun.

   The cashier bags each item carefully at the register.

   He bags two pheasants on most hunting trips.

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3. 3
   noun

   A very large amount of something.

   Like having such a big pile of something that you could never use it all.

   There's bags of room in the back seat for the kids.

   We still have bags of time before the movie starts.

   Similarlots, loads, plenty, heaps, tons

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4. 4
   verbAustraliaIrelandNew ZealandUKtransitive

   To claim something so that you get to have it for yourself.

   I bags the front seat for the whole drive home!

   My sister bagsed the bed by the window as soon as we got to the holiday cottage.

   Similarclaim, reserve, grab

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5. 5
   interjection

   Said to claim something for yourself before anyone else can take it.

   "Bags I the top bunk!" she shouted, racing into the room.

   "Bags I not doing the dishes tonight," he said quickly.

   Similardibs

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6. 6
   nounslang

   A casual word for pants, especially loose-fitting ones.

   He showed up to the party in a pair of striped bags.

   She rolled up the bottoms of her bags before wading in.

   Similartrousers, pants, slacks

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7. 7
   nounslangvulgarcountable

   A rude slang word for a woman's breasts.

   She said the new bra finally gave her bags the support they needed.

   He tugged the loose shirt down over her bags as she slept.

   Similarboobs, tits

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8. 8
   noununcountable

   A tossing game where you throw beanbags at a board with a hole in it.

   Like horseshoes, but you toss soft beanbags at a slanted board instead.

   We played bags in the backyard all afternoon.

   Bags is the perfect game for a summer barbecue.

   Similarcornhole

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