ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Beanbag

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbiːnbæɡ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Beanbag is a noun meaning A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.

Meaning

A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.

More Meanings

  1. A small cloth bag filled with dry beans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands.
  2. A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans.
  3. (transitive) To shoot with a baton round consisting of a bag of shot.
  4. (slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
  5. (slang) An idiot.

Example Sentences

I've beanbagged people before, and nobody has ever just stood right back up, even from a glancing blow.
Does it bounce around like a superball in a hollow cavity? Or does it rapidly lose its force, like a beanbag hitting a pillow?

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bean bag, cushion, bagging, sandbag, water-bag, dustbag.

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