bag
Speech parts
1. bag - Noun
2. bag - Verb
Meaning
A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money.
A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow.
A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament.
The quantity of game bagged.
A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is customary to carry to market in a sack; as, a bag of pepper or hops; a bag of coffee.
To put into a bag; as, to bag hops.
To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game.
To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag.
To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter.
To swell with arrogance.
To become pregnant.
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chemistry is not my cup of tea
his bag now is learning to play golf
marriage was scarcely his dish
he stuffed his laundry into a large bag
he carried his small bag onto the plane with him
she reached into her bag and found a comb