I. ˈbag also ˈbāg 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
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- in the bag
II. verb
( 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