n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: bagged ; bag · ging
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
1 : to swell out : BULGE
2 : to hang loosely
transitive verb
1 : to cause to swell
2 : to put into a bag
3 a : to take (animals) as game b : to get possession of especially by strategy or stealth c : CAPTURE , SEIZE d : to shoot down : DESTROY
4 : to achieve in or as if in competition : WIN < bag a play-off berth>
5 : to give up, forgo, or abandon especially for something more desirable or attainable <decided to bag her job and move to the country> ― often used with it
synonyms see CATCH
– bag · ger noun