Bag

/ˈbæːɡ/

Other words from bag's letters

noun

  1. A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.
  2. A handbag
  3. A suitcase.
  4. A schoolbag, especially a backpack.
  5. One’s preference.
  6. An ugly woman.
  7. The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
  8. First, second, or third base.
  9. (preceded by "the") A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
  10. A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.
  11. A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.
  12. A pouch tied behind a man's head to hold the back-hair of a wig; a bag wig.
  13. The quantity of game bagged in a hunt.
  14. A scrotum.
  15. A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.
  16. (chiefly in the plural) A dark circle under the eye, caused by lack of sleep, drug addiction etc.
  17. A small envelope that contains drugs, especially narcotics.
  18. £1000, a grand.
  19. A large number or amount.

Synonyms: cup of tea, thing, dog, hag, handbag, purse, multiset, poke, sack, tote

verb

  1. To put into a bag.
  2. To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
  3. To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
  4. To furnish or load with a bag.
  5. (African American Vernacular) To bring a woman one met on the street with one.
  6. (African American Vernacular) To laugh uncontrollably.
  7. To criticise sarcastically.
  8. To provide with artificial ventilation via a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
  9. To fit with a bag to collect urine.
  10. To (cause to) swell or hang down like a full bag.
  11. To hang like an empty bag.
  12. To drop away from the correct course.
  13. To swell with arrogance.
  14. To become pregnant.

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