Bagel

/ˈbeɪ̯.ɡəl/ · noun

Meaning

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked..

Definitions by Sense

1. A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
2. (tennis, slang) A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero).
3. (slang, ethnic slur, South Africa) An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.
4. (tennis) To achieve a score of 6–0 (as the winner) in a tennis set.
5. (sports) To hold an opponent to a score of zero.
6. Alternative form of bagle.

Example Sentences

The Scot, who had been close to a two-set deficit in his semi-final against David Ferrer, avoided the dreaded bagel by seeing off a set point at 5-0 down before finally breaking the Djokovic serve to love as he began to go for his shots with the set seemingly gone.

“He’s so adorable, Aaron. Part beagle, part basset hound.” “A bagel. Very appropriate.”

In October, Allan and Rebecca began to care for Marty’s dog Phil more often and adopted the “bagel” (basset and beagle mix breed) when the time came.

The Bagel isn’t necessarily a popular dog, but they seem to appear often enough to be worth mentioning.

The Bagel is a cross between the Beagle and the Basset Hound. Though not as popular as some of the more well-established mixes, the short-coated Bagel has the loving personality one would expect from two Hounds, plus the potential for some stubbornness.

Linus was half basset and half beagle hound, thus a bagel.

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Word Forms

• bagels
• beigel
• bageling
• bagelling
• bageled
• bagelled

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