Bag

Quick meaning: Bag is a noun meaning A soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods.

Meaning

A soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods.

More Meanings

1. (colloquial) One's preference.
2. (derogatory) An ugly woman.
3. (baseball) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
4. (baseball) First, second, or third base.
5. (preceded by the) A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
6. (mathematics) A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.
7. A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.

Example Sentences

He headed back to the bag.

the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents

And from then on, his bag was silence. Silence and killing.

The grounder hit the bag and bounced over the fielder’s head.

Word Forms

• bags
• bagging
• bagged

Synonyms for bag

Depending on context, synonyms include sack, poke, thing, affinity, bent, dish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include purse, pocketbook, handbag, pocket, bagful, suitcase.

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