bag

bag
noun
1》 a flexible container with an opening at the top.
    ↘a piece of luggage.
2》 (bags) loose folds of skin under a person's eyes.
3》 (bags) Brit. dated loose-fitting trousers.
4》 (bags of) informal, chiefly Brit. plenty of.
5》 the amount of game shot by a hunter.
6》 (usu. old bag) informal an unpleasant or disliked woman.
7》 (one's bag) informal one's particular interest or taste.
8》 Baseball a base.
verb (bags, bagging, bagged)
1》 put in a bag.
2》 succeed in killing or catching (an animal).
    ↘succeed in securing.
3》 (of clothes) form loose bulges due to wear.
4》 N. Amer. informal fit (a patient) with an oxygen mask.
5》 Austral. informal criticize.
Phrases
bag and baggage with all one's belongings.
bag of tricks informal a set of ingenious plans, techniques, or resources.
bags (or bags I) Brit. informal a child's expression used to make a claim to something.
in the bag informal
1》 (of something desirable) as good as secured.
2》 US drunk.
Derivatives
bagful noun (plural bagfuls).
bagger noun
Origin
ME: perh. from ON baggi.

English new terms dictionary. 2014.

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