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bag   (bāg)   
n.  
    1. A container of flexible material, such as paper, plastic, or leather, that is used for carrying or storing items.

    2. A handbag; a purse.

    3. A piece of hand luggage, such as a suitcase or satchel.

    4. An organic sac or pouch, such as the udder of a cow.

  1. An object that resembles a pouch.

  2. Nautical The sagging or bulging part of a sail.

  3. The amount that a bag can hold.

  4. An amount of game taken or legally permitted to be taken.

  5. Baseball A base.

  6. Slang An area of interest or skill: Cooking is not my bag.

  7. 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

    1. To fail to attend purposely; skip: bagged classes for the day and went to the beach.

    2. To stop doing or considering; abandon: bagged the idea and started from scratch.

v.   intr.
  1. To pack items in a bag.

  2. To hang loosely.

  3. To swell out; bulge.


[Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi.]
bag'ful n., bag'ger n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

bag it

  1. Pack things in a bag, as in "Please bag it," the customer said to the checkout clerk. This usage mainly describes packing groceries or other purchases into a bag. [Colloquial; late 1500s]

  2. Abandon something or someone, quit. For example, The class is not very good, so I've decided to bag it. This idiom first became widespread among students. [Colloquial; 1960s]

  3. Be quiet, stop doing something, go away. For example, I've heard enough about that, so just bag it! [Slang; 1960s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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