BAG (bagged, bagging)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bag mean? 

• BAG (noun)
  The noun BAG has 9 senses:

1. a flexible container with a single opening

2. the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)

3. a place that the runner must touch before scoring

4. a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

5. the quantity that a bag will hold

6. a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

7. an ugly or ill-tempered woman

8. mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

9. an activity that you like or at which you are superior

  Familiarity information: BAG used as a noun is familiar.

• BAG (verb)
  The verb BAG has 5 senses:

1. capture or kill, as in hunting

2. hang loosely, like an empty bag

3. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

4. take unlawfully

5. put into a bag

  Familiarity information: BAG used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flexible container with a single opening

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

he stuffed his laundry into a large bag

Hypernyms ("bag" is a kind of...):

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))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bag"):

pouch (a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things)

sandbag (a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast)

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; poke; sack (a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases)

saddlebag (a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle)

schoolbag (a bag for carrying school books and supplies)

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)

pannier (either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle))

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)

carryall; holdall; tote; tote bag (a capacious bag or basket)

drawstring bag (a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring)

envelope; gasbag (the bag containing the gas in a balloon)

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)

burlap bag; gunny sack; gunnysack (a bag made of burlap)

ice bag; ice pack (a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling)

mailbag; postbag (letter carrier's shoulder bag)

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)

plastic bag (a bag made of thin plastic material)

dust bag; vacuum bag (a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Context example:

his bag included two deer

Hypernyms ("bag" is a kind of...):

indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)

Derivation:

bag (capture or kill, as in hunting)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A place that the runner must touch before scoring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bag; base

Context example:

he scrambled to get back to the bag

Hypernyms ("bag" is a kind of...):

baseball equipment (equipment used in playing baseball)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bag"):

first base (the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball)

home; home base; home plate; plate ((baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score)

second base (the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball)

third; third base (the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball)

Holonyms ("bag" is a part of...):

baseball diamond; diamond; infield (the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bag; handbag; pocketbook; purse

Context example:

she reached into her bag and found a comb

Hypernyms ("bag" is a kind of...):

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))

Meronyms (parts of "bag"):

clasp (a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bag"):

clutch; clutch bag (a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand)

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)

Derivation:

bag (put into a bag)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The quantity that a bag will hold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

bag; bagful

Context example:

he ate a large bag of popcorn

Hypernyms ("bag" is a kind of...):

containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bag; grip; suitcase; traveling bag; travelling bag

Context example:

he carried his small bag onto the plane with him

Hypernyms ("bag" is a kind of...):

baggage; luggage (cases used to carry belongings when traveling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bag"):

Gladstone; Gladstone bag; portmanteau (a large travelling bag made of stiff leather)

weekender (a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip)

overnight bag; overnight case; overnighter (a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight)

gripsack (a small suitcase)

garment bag (a suitcase that unfolds to be hung up)

carpetbag (traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century)

Sense 7

Meaning:

An ugly or ill-tempered woman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bag; old bag

Context example:

he was romancing the old bag for her money

Hypernyms ("bag" is a kind of...):

disagreeable woman; unpleasant woman (a woman who is an unpleasant person)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bag; udder

Hypernyms ("bag" is a kind of...):

mamma; mammary gland (milk-secreting organ of female mammals)

Holonyms ("bag" is a part of...):

ewe (female sheep)

nanny; nanny-goat; she-goat (female goat)

cow; moo-cow (female of domestic cattle:)

Sense 9

Meaning:

An activity that you like or at which you are superior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

bag; cup of tea; dish

Context example:

marriage was scarcely his dish

Hypernyms ("bag" is a kind of...):

activity (any specific behavior)

• BAG (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capture or kill, as in hunting

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

bag a few pheasants

Hypernyms (to "bag" is one way to...):

capture; catch (capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping)

Domain category:

hunt; hunting (the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

bag (the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hang loosely, like an empty bag

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "bag" is one way to...):

droop; flag; sag; swag (droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

bagging (coarse fabric used for bags or sacks)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

bag; bulge

Hypernyms (to "bag" is one way to...):

jut; jut out; project; protrude; stick out (extend out or project in space)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bag"):

protuberate (form a rounded prominence)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sense 4

Meaning:

Take unlawfully

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

bag; pocket

Hypernyms (to "bag" is one way to...):

rip; rip off; steal (take without the owner's consent)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They bag the money

Sense 5

Meaning:

Put into a bag

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries

Hypernyms (to "bag" is one way to...):

pack (arrange in a container)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bag"):

pouch (put into a small bag)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They bag the goods

Derivation:

bag (a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women))

bagger (a machine for putting objects or substances into bags)

bagger (a workman employed to pack things into containers)

bagging (coarse fabric used for bags or sacks)

 Context examples 

The man touched his hat, took his bag, put on his coat and departed; not a soul took the slightest notice of the whole transaction.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

An electrolyte-free emulsion for infusion consisting of a three chamber bag system containing glucose, amino acids and lipids that can be used to provide parenteral nutritional supplementation.

(Electrolyte-free Parenteral Nutrition Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

As though I stood in need of their money! I, who could have bought them out, bag and baggage, and the schooner and its equipment, a score of times over!

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

"Hairpins," she replied, passing on and rummaging in a clothes-bag on the bunk.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

A type of culture in which cells are grown in single use bags.

(Disposable Bag Culture, NCI Thesaurus)

He opened the Gladstone bag as he spoke, and took out, to my astonishment, a very large bath-sponge.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A process that synthesizes a material of interest using a disposable bag cell culture.

(Disposable Bag Culture Biosynthesis, NCI Thesaurus)

It measures physiological changes in the breast when the breast is gently squeezed by an air filled bag.

(Dynamic Optical Breast Imaging, NCI Thesaurus)

A sterilization process that uses ethylene oxide gas enclosed within a sealed bag to kill microorganisms.

(Ethylene Oxide-in-a-Bag Sterilization, NCI Thesaurus)

Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Reach: are you able to reach and get down a 5 pound object (such as a bag of sugar) from just above your head?

(HAQ-DI - Able to Reach and Get Down Object From Above Head, NCI Thesaurus)