I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ strong
▪ heavy
▪ empty
▪ small
▪ burlap ( AmE ), canvas , cloth , leather , mesh ( esp. AmE ), paper , plastic , polythene ( BrE ), string
▪ brown ( esp. AmE )
▪
He brought his lunch every day in a brown ~.
▪ carrier ( BrE ), grocery ( esp. AmE ), shopping
▪ freezer , Ziploc™ ( AmE )
▪ bin ( BrE ), dustbin ( BrE ), garbage ( esp. AmE ), rubbish ( BrE ), trash ( AmE )
▪ clutch ( esp. BrE ), shoulder , tote ( AmE )
▪
Her crocodile skin shoulder ~ matched her shoes.
▪ drawstring , duffel
▪ evening
▪ carry-on ( esp. AmE )
▪
New airline regulations banned scissors in carry-on ~s.
▪ overnight , travel , travelling ( BrE )
▪ make-up , sponge ( BrE ), toilet ( BrE ), toiletry ( AmE ), wash (usually washbag ) ( BrE )
▪ changing ( BrE ), diaper ( AmE )
▪
a baby changing ~
▪ book , school
▪ beach , camera , golf , gym , sports
▪ messenger ( esp. AmE )
▪
a cyclist with his laptop in a messenger ~ slung across his chest
▪ kit (usually kitbag ) ( esp. BrE )
▪ medical
▪ lunch ( esp. AmE ), sandwich
▪ crisp ( BrE )
▪ body
▪
The dead soldiers were put on the plane in body ~s.
▪ barf ( AmE ), sick ( esp. BrE ) (= a paper bag for a person to vomit into on a plane, boat, etc.)
▪ doggy (= for taking uneaten food home from a restaurant)
▪ gift , goody (= a bag given as a gift with a variety of things in it)
▪
We're giving away a free goody ~ with every children's meal.
▪ sleeping
▪ bean (usually beanbag )
▪ saddle (usually saddlebag )
▪ money
▪
He could not convince those who held the money ~s that his idea was viable. ( figurative )
▪ diplomatic (= an official government container that may not be opened by customs officials) ( BrE )
▪ mail (usually mailbag ) , post (usually postbag ) ( BrE )
VERB + BAG
▪ open , unzip
▪ close , zip up
▪ fill , pack
▪ empty , unpack
▪ cram sth in/into , push sth in/into , put sth in/into , shove sth in/into , slip sth in/into , stuff sth in/into
▪
The camera caught him slipping a CD into his ~.
▪ draw sth out of , produce sth from , pull sth from/out of , take sth from/out of
▪ delve into ( esp. BrE ), dive into , fumble in , reach into , rummage in
▪
I rummaged in my ~ for a pen.
▪ clutch , hold
▪ carry , drag , haul , lug
▪
I had to lug my ~s up the stairs.
▪ heave , hoist , lift
▪ shoulder
▪
He shouldered his ~ and left.
▪ fling , sling , throw , toss
▪
He tossed his ~ onto an empty seat.
▪ drop , dump , put down
▪ deposit , drop off , leave
▪
We dropped our ~s off at the hotel and went straight out.
▪ check ( AmE ), check in ( BrE )
▪
You can check ~s of up to 70 pounds for free.
▪ grab , snatch
▪
She grabbed her ~ and ran out of the door.
▪
Two youths snatched her ~ as she was walking home.
▪ swing
▪
He was walking along swinging his school ~.
▪ load into sth , load onto sth
▪
She helped me load my ~s into the car.
▪ unload
▪ look in , search
▪ gather
▪
They were gathering their ~s, preparing to leave.
▪ retrieve
▪
I opened the trunk of the car to retrieve my ~s.
BAG + VERB
▪ bulge (with sth)
▪
The ~ bulged with papers and letters.
▪ contain sth , hold sth
▪ be crammed with sth , be full of sth , be stuffed with sth
▪ dangle , hang , swing
▪
She had a heavy ~ swinging from each hand.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
The mushrooms are sealed in a ~ for freshness.
▪ inside a/the ~
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of groceries
PHRASES
▪ the contents of a ~
▪
The customs officer asked him to empty out the contents of his ~.
▪ have your ~s packed
▪
You need to have your ~s packed and be ready to go by six.
▪ sling your ~ over your shoulder
▪
She stepped down off the bus with her ~ slung over her shoulder.
II.
verb
Bag is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ grocery