bag (b g)n. 1. a. A container of flexible material, such as paper, plastic, or leather, that is used for carrying or storing items. b. A handbag; a purse. c. A piece of hand luggage, such as a suitcase or satchel. d. An organic sac or pouch, such as the udder of a cow. 2. An object that resembles a pouch. 3. Nautical The sagging or bulging part of a sail. 4. The amount that a bag can hold. 5. An amount of game taken or legally permitted to be taken. 6. Baseball A base. 7. Slang An area of interest or skill: Cooking is not my bag. 8. Slang A woman considered ugly or unkempt. v. bagged, bag·ging, bags v.tr. 1. To put into or as if into a bag. 2. To cause to bulge like a pouch. 3. To capture or kill as game: bagged six grouse. 4. Informal To gain possession of; capture. 5. Slang a. To fail to attend purposely; skip: bagged classes for the day and went to the beach. b. To stop doing or considering; abandon: bagged the idea and started from scratch. v.intr. Idioms: 1. To pack items in a bag. 2. To hang loosely. 3. To swell out; bulge. bag and baggage 1. With all one's belongings. 2. To a complete degree; entirely. bag it Slang 1. To cease discussion of an issue: Finally in disgust I told my debating opponent to bag it. 2. To bring along one's lunch, as in a paper bag: I don't like cafeteria food, so I always bag it. in the bag Assured of a successful outcome; virtually accomplished or won. [Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi.] bag  ful n.bag ger n. |
bags [bægz]
pl n
1. Informal a lot; a great deal
2. (Clothing & Fashion) short for Oxford bags
3. (Clothing & Fashion) Brit informal any pair of trousers
interj
1. Also bags I Children's slang Brit and Austral an indication of the desire to do, be, or have something
rough as bags or sacks Austral and NZ uncouth
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