bag  (bāg) 
n. A container of flexible material, such as paper, plastic, or leather, that is used for carrying or storing items. A handbag; a purse. A piece of hand luggage, such as a suitcase or satchel. An organic sac or pouch, such as the udder of a cow.
An object that resembles a pouch. Nautical The sagging or bulging part of a sail. The amount that a bag can hold. An amount of game taken or legally permitted to be taken. Baseball A base. Slang An area of interest or skill: Cooking is not my bag. Slang A woman considered ugly or unkempt.
v.
bagged, bag·ging, bags
v.
tr.
To put into or as if into a bag. To cause to bulge like a pouch. To capture or kill as game: bagged six grouse. Informal To gain possession of; capture. Slang To fail to attend purposely; skip: bagged classes for the day and went to the beach. To stop doing or considering; abandon: bagged the idea and started from scratch.
v.
intr.
To pack items in a bag. To hang loosely. To swell out; bulge.
[Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi.]
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