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bag⋅ful

  [bag-fool]
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–noun, plural -fuls.
1. the contents of or amount held by a bag: three bagfuls of groceries.
2. the quantity required to fill a bag.
3. a considerable amount: He has a bagful of clever ideas.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME; see bag, -ful

Usage note:
See -ful.
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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.
  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
    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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