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. |
bag [bæg]
n
1. a flexible container with an opening at one end
2. Also called bagful the contents of or amount contained in such a container
3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) any of various measures of quantity, such as a bag containing 1 hundredweight of coal
4. a piece of portable luggage
5. (Clothing & Fashion) short for handbag
6. anything that hangs loosely, sags, or is shaped like a bag, such as a loose fold of skin under the eyes or the bulging part of a sail
7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any pouch or sac forming part of the body of an animal, esp the udder of a cow
8. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Hunting the quantity of quarry taken in a single hunting trip or by a single hunter
9. Derogatory slang an ugly or bad-tempered woman or girl (often in the phrase old bag)
10. Slang a measure of marijuana, heroin, etc., in folded paper
11. Slang a person's particular taste, field of skill, interest, activity, etc. blues is his bag
bag and baggage Informal
a. with all one's belongings
b. entirely
a bag of bones a lean creature
in the bag Slang almost assured of succeeding or being obtained
the (whole) bag of tricks Informal every device; everything
vb bags, bagging, bagged
1. (tr) to put into a bag
2. to bulge or cause to bulge; swell
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) (tr) to capture or kill, as in hunting
4. (tr) to catch, seize, or steal
5. (intr) to hang loosely; sag
6. (tr) to achieve or accomplish she bagged seven birdies
7. (tr) Brit informal to reserve or secure the right to do or to have something he bagged the best chair
8. (tr) Austral slang to criticize; disparage See also bags
[probably from Old Norse baggi; related to Old French bague bundle, pack, Medieval Latin baga chest, sack, Flemish bagge]
Bag a measure varying in size and quantity; the amount of game killed at one time.
Examples: bag of almonds [three hundred-weight], 1751; of hops, 1679; of potatoes [three bushels to the bag]; of sugar [75 kilos]; of tricks; bag and baggage [‘all the property of an army’].
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"air bag - a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward back pack, backpack, haversack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack - a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder beanbag - a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games bladder - a bag that fills with air body bag, human remains pouch, personnel pouch - a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed book bag - a bag in which students carry their books burn bag - a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) drawstring bag - a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring dust bag, vacuum bag - a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner gamebag - a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter golf bag - golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs and balls ice bag, ice pack - a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling feedbag, nosebag - a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head pannier - either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle) plastic bag - a bag made of thin plastic material pouch - a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things purse - a small bag for carrying money ragbag - a bag in which rags are kept rosin bag - a bag filled with rosin; used by baseball pitchers to improve their grip on the ball sachet - a small soft bag containing perfumed powder; used to perfume items in a drawer or chest carrier bag, paper bag, sack, poke - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases saddlebag - a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle sandbag - a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast schoolbag - a bag for carrying school books and supplies; "found just the right dictionary to fit into his schoolbag" shopping bag - a bag made of plastic or strong paper (often with handles); used to transport goods after shopping sick bag, sickbag - a bag provided on an airplane for passengers who are suffering from airsickness and need to vomit skin - a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal sleeping bag - large padded bag designed to be slept in outdoors; usually rolls up like a bedroll sweat bag - a porous bag (usually of canvas) that holds water and cools it by evaporation tea bag - small paper bag holding a measure of tea sponge bag, toilet bag - a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling tool bag - a bag in which tools are carried tucker-bag - a bag used for carrying food; "the swagman filled his tuckerbag" |
| 2. | bag - the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer" indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity | |
| 3. | bag - a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball first base - the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball home base, home plate, plate, home - (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home" second base - the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball third base, third - the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third" | |
| 4. |  bag - a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"clasp - a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together clutch bag, clutch - a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) etui - small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles evening bag - a handbag used with evening wear reticule - a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries shoulder bag - a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder | |
| 5. |  bag - the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn"containerful - the quantity that a container will hold | |
| 6. |  bag - a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"carpetbag - traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century garment bag - a suitcase that unfolds to be hung up gripsack - a small suitcase overnight bag, overnight case, overnighter - a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight weekender - a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip | |
| 7. |  bag - an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money"disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person | |
| 8. |  bag - mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)ewe - female sheep mammary gland, mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals | |
| 9. | bag - an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" | |
| Verb | 1. | bag - capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants" |
| 2. | bag - hang loosely, like an empty bag | |
| 3. | bag - bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge jut, jut out, protrude, stick out, project - extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" protuberate - form a rounded prominence; "The starved child's belly protuberated" | |
| 4. |  bag - take unlawfully steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" | |
| 5. |  bag - put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries"pack - arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes" pouch - put into a small bag |
bag
noun
1. sack, container, poke (Scot.), sac, receptacle She left the hotel carrying a shopping bag.
2. handbag, purse, shoulder bag, clutch bag, evening bag Meg drew a long, knitted scarf out of her leather bag.
verb
1. get, take, land, score (slang), gain, pick up, secure, obtain, capture, acquire, get hold of, come by, procure, make sure of, win possession of The smart ones will have already bagged their seats.
2. catch, get, kill, shoot, capture, acquire, trap, snare, pick off, ensnare bag a rabbit for supper
Types of bag
backpack, bergen, briefcase, bum bag, carpetbag, carrier bag, clutch bag, ditty bag, duffel bag, Gladstone bag, handbag, haversack, holdall or (U.S. & Canad.) carryall, kitbag, knapsack, nunny bag (Canad.), reticule, rucksack, sabretache, saddlebag, satchel, sea bag, shoulder bag, suitcase, tucker bag, valise, vanity bag, vanity case, or vanity box, water bag, workbag Translations
bag [bæg]
A. N
1. [of paper, plastic] → bolsa f; (= large sack) → costal m; (= handbag) → bolso m, cartera f (LAm); (= suitcase) → maleta f, valija f (LAm), veliz m (Mex); (carried over shoulder) → zurrón m, mochila f
a bag of sweets/chips → una bolsa de caramelos/patatas fritas
to pack one's bags → hacer las maletas
they threw him out bag and baggage → lo pusieron de patitas en la calle
he was like a bag of bones → estaba como un esqueleto
it's a mixed bag → hay un poco de todo
the whole bag of tricks → todo el rollo
to be left holding the bag (US) → cargar con el muerto
to be in the bag it's in the bag → es cosa segura, está en el bote(Sp)
we had the game nearly in the bag → el partido estaba casi ganado, teníamos el partido casi en el bote(Sp)
not to be sb's bag (US) it's not his bag → no es lo suyo
a bag of sweets/chips → una bolsa de caramelos/patatas fritas
to pack one's bags → hacer las maletas
they threw him out bag and baggage → lo pusieron de patitas en la calle
he was like a bag of bones → estaba como un esqueleto
it's a mixed bag → hay un poco de todo
the whole bag of tricks → todo el rollo
to be left holding the bag (US) → cargar con el muerto
to be in the bag it's in the bag → es cosa segura, está en el bote(Sp)
we had the game nearly in the bag → el partido estaba casi ganado, teníamos el partido casi en el bote(Sp)
not to be sb's bag (US) it's not his bag → no es lo suyo
3. bags (= baggage) → equipaje m (Brit) (= trousers) → pantalones mpl
bags under the eyes → ojeras fpl
bags under the eyes → ojeras fpl
5. (= woman) old bag → bruja f
B. VT
3. (= get possession of) → pillar, hacerse con (Brit) (= claim in advance) → reservarse
I bags that → eso pa' mí
I bags that → eso pa' mí
bag [ˈbæg]
n
(for carrying things) → sac m
it's in the bag (= a certainty) → c'est dans le sac >, c'est dans la poche >
to be left holding the bag (US) → payer les pots cassés paper bag, plastic bag, shopping bag
it's in the bag (= a certainty) → c'est dans le sac >, c'est dans la poche >
to be left holding the bag (US) → payer les pots cassés paper bag, plastic bag, shopping bag
bags npl
(= luggage) → bagages mpl
to pack one's bags (lit) → faire ses valises, faire ses bagages (fig) → faire ses valises, faire ses bagages
to pack one's bags (lit) → faire ses valises, faire ses bagages (fig) → faire ses valises, faire ses bagages
vt
bag
n
→ Tasche f; (with drawstrings, pouch) → Beutel m; (for school) → Schultasche f; (made of paper, plastic) → Tüte f; (= sack) → Sack m; (= suitcase) → Reisetasche f; bags → (Reise)gepäck nt; to pack one’s bags → seine Sachen packen; with bag and baggage → mit Sack und Pack; to be a bag of bones (fig inf) → nur Haut und Knochen sein (inf); the whole bag of tricks (inf) → die ganze Trickkiste (inf); to be left holding the bag (US inf) → der Dumme sein (inf), → die Sache ausbaden müssen (inf)
(Hunt) the bag → die (Jagd)beute; to get a good bag → (eine) fette Beute machen or heimbringen; it’s in the bag (fig inf) → das habe ich etc schon in der Tasche (inf), → das ist gelaufen (inf); (Sport) → wir haben den Sieg in der Tasche (inf)
bags under the eyes (black) → Ringe pl → unter den Augen; (of skin) → (hervortretende) Tränensäcke pl
bags
vt
vi (garment) → sich (aus)beulen
bag [bæg]
bag [bæg]
1. n (gen) → borsa; (paper bag, carrier) → sacchetto; (handbag) → borsa, borsetta; (suitcase) → valigia; (of hunter) → carniere m; (animals taken by hunter) → carniere, bottino di caccia
to pack one's bags → fare le valigie
it's in the bag (fam) → ce l'ho (or ce l'hai ) in tasca, è cosa fatta
bags under the eyes → borse sotto gli occhi
bags of (fam) (lots) → un sacco di
to pack one's bags → fare le valigie
it's in the bag (fam) → ce l'ho (or ce l'hai ) in tasca, è cosa fatta
bags under the eyes → borse sotto gli occhi
bags of (fam) (lots) → un sacco di
2. vt (fam) (seat, place) → accaparrarsi
bag up vt + adv (flour) → insaccare
bag [bæg]
1. n (gen) → borsa; (paper bag, carrier) → sacchetto; (handbag) → borsa, borsetta; (suitcase) → valigia; (of hunter) → carniere m; (animals taken by hunter) → carniere, bottino di caccia
to pack one's bags → fare le valigie
it's in the bag (fam) → ce l'ho (or ce l'hai ) in tasca, è cosa fatta
bags under the eyes → borse sotto gli occhi
bags of (fam) (lots) → un sacco di
to pack one's bags → fare le valigie
it's in the bag (fam) → ce l'ho (or ce l'hai ) in tasca, è cosa fatta
bags under the eyes → borse sotto gli occhi
bags of (fam) (lots) → un sacco di
2. vt (fam) (seat, place) → accaparrarsi
bag up vt + adv (flour) → insaccare
n bag [bӕg]
1 a container made of soft material (eg cloth, animal skin, plastic etc) She carried a small bag. sak حَقيبَه، كيس торба taška, kabelka, pytel taske; net; pose die Tasche τσάντα bolsa; bolso kott کیسه؛ پاکت kassi sac שָׂקִית थैला torba zsák; táska; szatyor tas, kantong veski borsa 袋 자루, 봉지 krepšys soma; maisiņš beg tas pose, bag, veske, sekk torba saco sacoşă сумка taška; vrece, vak torba kesa, vreća väska, påse, säck, bag ถุง; กระเป๋า torba, çanta, paket 袋 сумка; мішок تھیلا túi 袋
2 a quantity of fish or game caught Did you get a good bag today? vangs قنيص، محصول قَنيص، مَحْصول الصَّيْد лов úlovek fangst die (Jagd-)Beute ψαριά partida (caza), cacería, captura kalasaak, jahisaak شکار saalis (bonne) pêche, (bonne) chasse שָׁלַל उभरना ulov zsákmány hasil tangkapan veiði, fengur carniere 獲物 수렵량 laimikis medījums; loms hasil vangst fangst zdobycz apanha cantitate de vânat/de pescuit улов, добыча úlovok ulov ulov jaktbyte, fångst จำนวนปลาหรือสัตว์ที่ล่าได้ av 漁獲，獵獲物 улов; здобич ایک دن کے شکار کی کل مقدار mẻ săn 猎获物
v – past tense, past participle bagged –
1 to put into a bag. in 'n sak steek يَضَعُ في كيس أو حَقيبَه، يُعَبّئ пъхам в торба dát do tašky, dát do pytle pakke sine ting in eine Tasche stecken βάζω σε τσάντα ensacar, embolsar kotti panema در کیسه یا پاکت ریختن asettaa kassiin mettre en sac לַשִׂים בַּתִיק थैले में रखना strpati u torbu zsákba rak memasukkan ke kantung sekkja, setja í poka mettere in una borsa 袋に入れる 자루에 넣다 (į)dėti į krepšį likt somā/maisā mengisi ke dalam beg in een zak doen putte/ha i en pose wsadzać do torby ensacar a pune în sacoşă класть в мешок dať do tašky spraviti v vrečo staviti u torbu packa (lägga) i påse (säck) ใส่ถุง; เอาใส่กระเป๋า torbaya koymak 把...裝進袋裡 покласти в мішок تھیلے مین ڈالنا bỏ vào túi 把...装进袋里
2 to kill (game). gevang, geskiet يَقْنُصُ ، يَصطاد، يَقْتُلُ убивам дивеч ulovit fangeleg fangen; schlagen σκοτώνω (θήραμα), σκοράρω (σε παιχνίδι) cazar jahisaagiks saama شکار کردن tappaa tuer לַצוּד ustrijeliti (divljač) elejt (vadat) membunuh veiða uccidere しとめる 잡다 sumedžioti medīt mematikan schieten fange, felle ustrzelić caçar a ucide, a împuşca настрелять (дичи) uloviť ubiti, ujeti (igra) ubiti fånga, fälla, skjuta ฆ่า (ในการล่าสัตว์) avlamak, vurmak 獵捕 убити شکار کرنا săn được 捕杀
adj baggy
loose, like an empty bag He wears baggy trousers. los, wyd فَضفاض، مُنْتَفِخ провиснал volný, pytlovitý løstsiddende ausgebeult φαρδύς que hace bolsa, holgado kottis گل و گشاد؛ پف کرده löysä bouffant רָפוּי ढीला-ढाला vrećast lötyögős menggembung víður, pokalegur gonfio だぶだぶの 자루 같은 kaip maišas, apdribęs maisveidīgs (par apģērbu) longgar wijd vid, løstsittende workowaty largo bufant мешковатый vrecovitý širok, hlamudrav vrećast säckig, påsig โป่งหรือพองเหมือนถุง torba gibi, sarkık 寬鬆如袋的 мішкуватий ڈھیلا ڈھالا ، پُھولا ہوا rộng thùng thình 膨胀如袋的
bags of
a large amount of He's got bags of money. sakke vol أكْياس من، كَميّات مِن много hromada (čeho), habaděj masser af die Menge σωρός, μεγάλη ποσότητα από κτ. montones de kottide kaupa مقدار زیاد tukuittain des tas de הַרבֶּה ढेर सारा puno, mnogo rengeteg banyak hellingur un sacco di たくさんの 다량의 daugybė milzums; lērums banyak massa's massevis av, i massevis mnóstwo montes de (o) grămadă de уйма kopa, fúra na kupe gomila massor av จำนวนมาก dolu, bol, çok 許多 багато بڑی مقدار میں rất nhiều 许多
in the bag
as good as done or complete (in the desired way) Your appointment is in the bag. verseker مَضْمون، مُؤَكَّد готов v kapse hjemme; på plads in der Tasche σίγουρος, εξασφαλισμένος en el bote niisama hästi kui tehtud حتمی؛ عالی hoidettu dans la poche בָּטוּח, מוּנַח בַּכִּיס लगभग पूरा gotova stvar el van intézve pasti, tentu í höfn, klappað og klárt nel sacco, cosa fatta 確実で 확실하여 tikras/išspręstas reikalas tikpat kā izdarīts berjalan lancar voor elkaar i orden, klappet og klart załatwiony no papo ca şi obţinut уже в кармане (je to hotová vec) urejen biti sređeno klar, som i en liten ask ของตาย çantada keklik 十拿九穩的 діло в шляпі, все добре تقریباً تیار یا مکمل chắc chắn 十拿九稳的
n bag lady
a homeless woman who carries around with her all her belongings, usually in shopping bags Bag ladies often sleep on benches in public parks and railway stations. bergie, hawelose, boemelaar المُتَشَرِّدات، نِساءُ الحَقائِب бездомна жена bezdomovkyně posedame die Obdachlose άστεγη γυναίκα που μεταφέρει τα υπάρχοντά της σε σακούλες mujer indigente kodutu naine پیرزن بی خانمان kassi-alma clocharde אִישָׁה חַסרַת בָּיִת बेघर महिला prosjakinja hajléktalan nő wanita gelandangan (donna senzatetto che porta in giro con sé le tutte sue cose) ホームレスの女性 (미 속어) 여자 마약 장수 nešuliais apsikrovusi valkata bezpajumtniece perempuan yang tiada tempat berteduh zwerfster uteligger (kvinne), hjemløs kvinne bezdomna żebraczka женщина-бомж bezdomovkyňa beračica beskućnica kvinnlig uteliggare, baglady หญิงจรจัด kadın berduş 將家當(裝在袋裡)帶在身上的女遊民 старчиха بے آسرا خاتون người phụ nữ vô gia cư
bag → حقيبة pytel taske Tasche τσάντα bolsa laukku sac torba borsa かばん 가방 zak pose torba bolsa сумка väska กระเป๋า ถุง torba túi 袋子
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