BAGGAGE


Meaning of BAGGAGE in English

noun (esp. AmE )

ADJECTIVE

▪ carry-on , hand ( BrE )

▪ checked ( esp. AmE ), checked-in ( BrE )

Any sharp objects must go in your checked ~.

▪ excess

At the airport I found that I had 20 kg of excess ~.

▪ cultural , emotional , ideological ( all figurative )

She's still carrying all that emotional ~ from her first marriage.

… OF BAGGAGE

▪ piece

VERB + BAGGAGE

▪ carry , lug

▪ go through , screen , search

▪ check ( AmE ), check in ( BrE )

Where do we check (in) our ~?

▪ claim ( AmE ), collect , pick up

Let's collect our ~ first.

▪ jettison , shed ( both figurative )

The party has shed its ideological ~.

BAGGAGE + NOUN

▪ allowance

▪ screening

▪ cart ( AmE ), trolley ( esp. BrE )

▪ handler

▪ claim ( AmE ), reclaim ( BrE )

the ~ reclaim hall

▪ train

Extensive ~ trains followed the troops.

▪ car ( AmE )

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .