n.
Pronunciation: ' bag also ' b ā g
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi
Date: 13th century
1 : a usually flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, or carrying something: as a : PURSE especially : HANDBAG b : a bag for game c : SUITCASE
2 : something resembling a bag: as a (1) : a pouched or pendulous bodily part or organ especially : UDDER (2) : a puffy or sagging protuberance of flabby skin < bag s under the eyes> b : a puffed-out sag or bulge in cloth c : a square white stuffed canvas bag used to mark a base in baseball
3 : the amount contained in a bag
4 a : a quantity of game taken also : the maximum legal quantity of game b : an assortment or collection especially of nonmaterial things <a bag of tricks>
5 : an unattractive woman
6 : something one likes or does regularly or well also : one's characteristic way of doing things
– in the bag
1 : SURE , CERTAIN <her nomination was in the bag > also : assured of a successful conclusion : sewn up <have the game in the bag >
2 slang : DRUNK 1A