bag

Pronunciation

• enPR: băg, IPA ^(key): /ˈbæɡ/
• (UK) (AU) IPA ^(key): /ˈbæːɡ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈbɛɡ/ or /ˈbeɪɡ/

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Noun

Singular bag

Plural bags

Things in a plastic bag

1. Bags are containers made of soft material like paper, plastic or leather.

   I put the garbage in a black plastic bag.

   She took her tennis shoes out of her sports bag.

Related words and phrases

• bagger
• baggage
• bag and baggage

Verb

Plain form bag

Third-person singular bags

Past tense bagged

Past participle bagged

Present participle bagging

1. When a person bags something, he catches or gets it.

   I hope I bag me something good today from him.

2. When an animal is bagged, such as in hunting and fishing, the animal is killed or caught.

   Last night on our hunting trip we bagged three deer.

3. Bagging objects means to put them into a bag.

   The clerk bagged up the groceries as she took out her wallet.

Synonyms

• take
• keep
• catch
• shoot

See also

• pocket