BAG


Meaning of BAG in English

■ noun

1》 a flexible container with an opening at the top.

↘a piece of luggage.

2》 ( ~s ) loose folds of skin under a person's eyes.

3》 ( ~s ) Brit. dated loose-fitting trousers.

4》 ( ~s of ) informal, chiefly Brit. plenty of.

5》 the amount of game shot by a hunter.

6》 (usu. old ~ ) informal an unpleasant or disliked woman.

7》 ( one's ~ ) informal one's particular interest or taste.

8》 Baseball a base.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ging , ~ged )

1》 put in a ~.

2》 succeed in killing or catching (an animal).

↘succeed in securing.

3》 (of clothes) form loose bulges due to wear.

4》 N. Amer. informal fit (a patient) with an oxygen mask.

5》 Austral. informal criticize.

Phrases

~ and ~gage with all one's belongings.

~ of tricks informal a set of ingenious plans, techniques, or resources.

~s (or ~s I ) Brit. informal a child's expression used to make a claim to something.

in the ~ informal

1》 (of something desirable) as good as secured.

2》 US drunk.

Derivatives

~ful noun ( plural ~fuls ).

~ger noun

Origin

ME: perh. from ON ~gi .

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