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Definition of bag :
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money.
4. A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament.
5. The quantity of game bagged.
6. To become pregnant.
7. To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag.
8. To put into a bag; as, to bag hops.
9. To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game.
10. To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter.
11. To swell with arrogance.
Synonyms:
start, gain, beauty, hairgrip, attache case, saucer, Midland, bird, world, cornerstone, stand, hunt, root word, old bag, arena, bunch, stunner, clasp, foot, bulge, find, bulk, quiver, protrude, bug out, clutches, fall down, department, orbit, hold, nucleotide, chick, entomb, understructure, base, dessertspoon, dish antenna, breathe, pack, dishful, al-Qa'ida, packet, root, virago, lulu, forte, alkali, garbage bag, come by, basis, adhesive friction, hug, arm candy, ability, bulge out, dish, pocket book, thing, foundation, battleax, area, bring, pop, specialty, certain, bed, carryall, al-Qaida, circle, scene, fundament, home, domain, knockout, stem, get together, embed, butcher, clench, subject, traction, cabin baggage, dame, pedestal, backpack, grasp, poach, derive, handle, groundwork, cram, field, floor, province, pop out, pucker, definite, fit, come out, terrain, witch, harridan, pocket edition, bagful, cup of tea, boatload, looker, peach, pocketbook, accompanied baggage, body bag, accept, briefcase, bailiwick, theme, billfold, infrastructure, put down, bucketful, travelling bag, poke, sweetheart, sac, center, exterminate, hunt out, baggage, strong suit, ride up, handgrip, preference, clinched, bury, shopping bag, princess, destroy, al-Qaeda, bum bag, base of operations, udder, clutch, flow, dish aerial, boxful, sure, frump, realm, territory, long suit, radical, gunny, ravisher, substructure, bobby pin, cartload, gunnysack, notecase, smasher, hang, armful, grab bag, tote, pannier, mantrap, cull, strong point, radix
bag (part of speech: noun)
pack sack, gunny sack, satchel, purse, saddlebag, reticule, handbag, sack, pouch, container, school bag
booty (part of speech: noun)
haul, boodle, prize, loot, plunder, spoils, booty, graft, swag
acquire (part of speech: verb)
garner, score, assume, land, incur, receive, fetch, buy, purchase, accumulate, palm, lure, obtain, add, wrangle, secure, pocket, win, net, corner, claim, retrieve, heap
container (part of speech: noun)
closet, reservoir, cup, box, cupboard, storage, ladle, suitcase, vault, shelf, flask, chest, receptacle, cabinet, bottle, can, stomach, holder, jug, locker, pot, trunk, bladder, drawer, crate, cask, repository, belly, barrel, basket, drum, bin, wallet, tray, vat, jar, case, decanter, bowl, tank, bucket
take (part of speech: verb)
collect, procure, amass, deprive, confiscate, monopolize, catch, annex, levy, abduct, harvest, gather, grab, acquire, usurp, reap, impound, take, get, capture, appropriate, nab, commandeer
luggage (part of speech: noun)
carpetbag, traveling bag, grip, luggage, haversack, kit, valise, portmanteau, knapsack, rucksack, brief case, duffel bag, gladstone
Usage examples:
- Take the stranger's bag along and don't quarrel any more. - "Foe-Farrell", Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch.
- Ah, she said, seeing the gold run out of the bag and spread itself this way and that, 'tis a fine sight. - "Flemish Legends", Charles de Coster.
- It doesn't say she's to wear the bag. - "Master of the Vineyard", Myrtle Reed.