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Various shopping bags.

English[]

Etymology[]

Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi, cognate with Old French bagage (baggage), bague (pack, bundle, belonging).

Pronunciation[]

Noun[]

Singular
Bag

Plural
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Bag ({{{1}}})

  1. A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.
  2. (informal) A ladies' handbag
  3. One’s preference.
    Acid House is not my bag, I prefer the more traditional styles of music.
  4. (derogatory) An ugly woman.
  5. (baseball) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
    The grounder hit the bag and bounced over the fielder’s head.
  6. (baseball) First, second, or third base.
    He headed back to the bag.
  7. (preceded by "the") A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
  8. (mathematics) A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.

Translations[]

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Verb[]

Infinitive
to Bag

Third person singular
bag

Simple past
ing

Past participle
-

Present participle
g

to Bag (third-person singular simple present bag, present participle g, simple past and past participle ing)

  1. To put into a bag.
  2. To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
    We bagged three deer yesterday.
  3. To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
  4. (slang, African American Vernacular) To be caught by the police.
  5. (slang, African American Vernacular) To bring a woman one met on the street with one.
  6. (slang, African American Vernacular) To laugh uncontrollably.
  7. Template:AU To criticise sarcastically.
  8. Template:Medical To provide artificial ventilation with a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.

Related terms[]

  • airbag, air bag
  • bagboy
  • baggage
  • bag lady
  • bag lunch
  • bag of bones
  • bagger
  • baggy
  • beanbag
  • binbag
  • carrier bag
  • dilly bag
  • doggy bag
  • double bagger
  • douche bag
  • handbag
  • gladstone bag
  • goody bag, goodie bag
  • grab bag
  • holdall, carryall, tote, tote bag
  • kitbag
  • let the cat out of the bag
  • mixed bag
  • moneybag
  • overnight bag
  • paper bag
  • plastic bag
  • shopping bag
  • sickbag
  • sleeping bag
  • teabag
  • toolbag
  • windbag

Translations[]

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Descendants[]

  • Korean: [[백#Template:Ko|백]] (baek)

Anagrams[]

  • abg,
  • AGB
  • BGA
  • gab
  • GBA

Danish[]

Etymology 1[]

From Old Norse bak (back).

Adverb[]

Bag

  1. behind

Noun[]

Bag c. (singular definite Bagen, plural indefinite Bage)

  1. behind, bottom, butt, buttocks
  2. seat (part of clothing)
Synonyms[]
  • (behind): bagdel, ende, røv (informal)
  • (seat): buksebag
Inflection[]

Preposition[]

Bag

  1. behind

Etymology 2[]

Verbal noun to bage (bake).

Noun[]

Bag n.

  1. pastry
Synonyms[]
  • bagværk

Verb[]

Bag

  1. Imperative of bage.

Meriam[]

Noun[]

Bag [[Category:Template:Ulk nouns|Bag]]

  1. cheek

Norwegian[]

Etymology[]

Loanword from Old Norse baggi through English bag.

Pronunciation[]

Alternative spellings[]

  • bagg

Noun[]

Bag

  1. A purse more or less similar to a bag or a sack.
  2. On a baby carriage: a detachable part of the carriage to lie on.

Inflection[]


Rohingya[]

Etymology[]

From Template:Bn[[Category:rhg:Template:Bn derivations|Bag]]

Noun[]

Bag [[Category:Template:Rhg nouns|Bag]]

  1. tiger

Swedish[]

Etymology[]

From the English word bag.

Noun[]

Inflection for Bag Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form Bag Bagen Bagar Bagarna
Possessive form Bags Bagens Bagars Bagarnas

Bag c.

  1. A kind of large bag; a duffel bag

Torres Strait Creole[]

Etymology[]

From Template:Ulk[[Category:tcs:Template:Ulk derivations|Bag]] [[bag#Template:Ulk|bag]].

Noun[]

Bag [[Category:Template:Tcs nouns|Bag]]

  1. (eastern dialect) cheek

Synonyms[]

  • masa (western dialect)

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