n. 1 sack, shopping bag, reticule, string bag, Chiefly Brit carrier bag, Scots or dialect poke, pocket They have helpers at the supermarket who will carry your bags to your car for you 2 baggage, luggage, valise, satchel, grip, suitcase, overnight bag, carry-on luggage or bag, Gladstone bag, carpet-bag, portmanteau, toilet kit or case, sponge bag; briefcase, attaché case, dispatch- or despatch-case Boarding in London I flew to Buenos Aires while my bag went to Seoul 3 purse, handbag, evening bag, wallet, Highland dress sporran She reached into her bag and felt the gun that the Commander had given her 4 crone, hag, beast, ogress, gorgon, nightmare, witch, harridan, Archaic beldam, Slang old bat, dog, monster, US two-bagger Derek has been romancing some old bag for her money 5 occupation, hobby, avocation, business, vocation, department, concern, affair, Colloq lookout, worry, Slang thing Peter's bag at the moment is learning to play the violin
v. 6 catch, trap, ensnare, snare, entrap, capture, land; kill, shoot We bagged six pheasants and two partridges this morning