bag

noun

• 1a flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things:brown paper bags
• the amount contained in a bag:a bag of sugar
• a woman’s handbag: a velvet evening bag
• a piece of luggage:she began to unpack her bags

• 2 (bags) loose folds of skin under a person’s eyes: there were dark bags under her eyes

• 3 (bags) British dated loose-fitting trousers: a pair of flannel bags

• 4 (bags of) informal, chiefly British plenty of:I had bags of energy

• 5 informal a woman, especially an older one, perceived as unpleasant or unattractive:an interfering old bag

• 6 (one's bag) informal one’s particular interest or taste:ask the manager about mild curries, if that’s your bag

• 7the amount of game shot by a hunter: an estimated bag of 3,000 ducks

• 8(in southern Africa) a unit of measurement, used especially of grain, equal to 70 kg (formerly 200 lb).

• 9 Baseball a base.

verb (bags, bagging, bagged)

• 1put (something) in a bag:customers bagged their own groceries

• 2succeed in killing or catching (an animal):Mike bagged nineteen cod
• succeed in securing (something):we’ve bagged three awards for excellence get there early to bag a seat in the front row

• 3 [no object] (of clothes, especially trousers) form loose bulges due to wear:these trousers never bag at the knee

• 4North American informal abandon or give up on:she ought to just bag this marriage and get on with her life

• 5 (often as noun bagging) Australian/NZ informal criticize:it’s a pretty suspect outfit, deserving of the consistent bagging it gets from customers

• 6North American informal fit (a patient) with an oxygen mask or other respiratory aid.