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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bag

1	n v	a flexible container with a single opening put into a bag
2	n v	the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person) capture or kill, as in hunting
3	n	mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
4	n	an activity that you like or at which you are superior
5	n	an ugly or ill-tempered woman
6	n	a place that the runner must touch before scoring

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bag

n a flexible container with a single opening

“he stuffed his laundry into a large bag”

Types:: show 51 types...; hide 51 types...; air bag
a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward; back pack, backpack, haversack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder; beanbag
a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games; bladder
a bag that fills with air; body bag, human remains pouch, personnel pouch
a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed; book bag
a bag in which students carry their books; burn bag
a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned; carryall, holdall, tote, tote bag
a capacious bag or basket; drawstring bag
a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring; dust bag, vacuum bag
a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner; envelope, gasbag
the bag containing the gas in a balloon; gamebag
a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter; golf bag
golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs and balls; burlap bag, gunny sack, gunnysack
a bag made of burlap; ice bag, ice pack
a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling; mailbag, postbag
letter carrier's shoulder bag; feedbag, nosebag
a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head; pannier
either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle); plastic bag
a bag made of thin plastic material; pouch
a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things; purse
a small bag for carrying money; ragbag
a bag in which rags are kept; rosin bag
a bag filled with rosin; used by baseball pitchers to improve their grip on the ball; sachet
a small soft bag containing perfumed powder; used to perfume items in a drawer or chest; carrier bag, paper bag, poke, sack
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; saddlebag
a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle; sandbag
a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast; schoolbag
a bag for carrying school books and supplies; shopping bag
a bag made of plastic or strong paper (often with handles); used to transport goods after shopping; sick bag, sickbag
a bag provided on an airplane for passengers who are suffering from airsickness and need to vomit; skin
a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal; sleeping bag
large padded bag designed to be slept in outdoors; usually rolls up like a bedroll; sweat bag
a porous bag (usually of canvas) that holds water and cools it by evaporation; tea bag
small paper bag holding a measure of tea; sponge bag, toilet bag
a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling; tool bag
a bag in which tools are carried; tucker-bag
a bag used for carrying food; bin liner
a plastic bag used to line a trash or garbage bin; doggie bag, doggy bag
a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog; duffel, duffel bag, duffle, duffle bag
a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings; grocery bag
a sack for holding customer's groceries; kit bag, kitbag
a knapsack (usually for a soldier); mail pouch, mailbag
pouch used in the shipment of mail; moneybag
a drawstring bag for holding money; pocket
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles; seabag
a cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear; sporran
a fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt as part of the traditional dress of Scottish Highlanders; tobacco pouch
a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco; belt bag, waist pack
a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist; water skin, waterskin
a container of skin for holding water; wineskin
an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine

Type of:: container
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

n a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

“she reached into her bag and found a comb”

Synonyms:: handbag, pocketbook, purse

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; clutch, clutch bag
a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand; etui
small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles; evening bag
a handbag used with evening wear; reticule
a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries; shoulder bag
a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder

Type of:: container
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

n a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

“he carried his small bag onto the plane with him”

Synonyms:: grip, suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; carpetbag
traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century; garment bag
a suitcase that unfolds to be hung up; gripsack
a small suitcase; overnight bag, overnight case, overnighter
a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight; Gladstone, Gladstone bag, portmanteau
a large travelling bag made of stiff leather; weekender
a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip; valise
a small overnight bag for short trips

Type of:: baggage, luggage
cases used to carry belongings when traveling

n the quantity that a bag will hold

“he ate a large bag of popcorn”

Synonyms:: bagful

Type of:: containerful
the quantity that a container will hold

v put into a bag

“The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries”

Types:: pouch
put into a small bag

Type of:: pack
arrange in a container

v hang loosely, like an empty bag

Type of:: droop, flag, sag, swag
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

v bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

Synonyms:: bulge

Types:: protuberate
form a rounded prominence

Type of:: jut, jut out, project, protrude, stick out
extend out or project in space

n the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)

“his bag included two deer”

Type of:: indefinite quantity
an estimated quantity

v capture or kill, as in hunting

“bag a few pheasants”

Type of:: capture, catch
capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

v take unlawfully

Synonyms:: pocket

Type of:: steal
take without the owner's consent

n mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

Synonyms:: udder

Type of:: mamma, mammary gland
milk-secreting organ of female mammals

n an activity that you like or at which you are superior

“his bag now is learning to play golf”

Synonyms:: cup of tea, dish

Type of:: activity
any specific behavior

n an ugly or ill-tempered woman

“he was romancing the old bag for her money”

Synonyms:: old bag

Type of:: disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman
a woman who is an unpleasant person

n a place that the runner must touch before scoring

“he scrambled to get back to the bag”

Synonyms:: base

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; first base
the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball; home, home base, home plate, plate
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; second base
the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball; third, third base
the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

Type of:: baseball equipment
equipment used in playing baseball

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