bag (noun)

a flexible container with a single opening

"he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"

bag (noun)

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

"his bag included two deer"

base, bag (noun)

a place that the runner must touch before scoring

"he scrambled to get back to the bag"

bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse (noun)

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

"she reached into her bag and found a comb"

bag, bagful (noun)

the quantity that a bag will hold

"he ate a large bag of popcorn"

bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, suitcase (noun)

a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

"he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"

bag, old bag (noun)

an ugly or ill-tempered woman

"he was romancing the old bag for her money"

udder, bag (noun)

mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

cup of tea, bag, dish (verb)

an activity that you like or at which you are superior

"chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"

bag (verb)

capture or kill, as in hunting

"bag a few pheasants"

bag (verb)

hang loosely, like an empty bag

bulge, bag (verb)

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

pocket, bag (verb)

take unlawfully

bag (verb)

put into a bag

"The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries"

bag (Noun)

A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.

bag (Noun)

A handbag

bag (Noun)

A suitcase.

bag (Noun)

A schoolbag, especially a backpack.

bag (Noun)

One's preference.

bag (Noun)

An ugly woman.

bag (Noun)

The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.

bag (Noun)

First, second, or third base.

bag (Noun)

A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.

bag (Verb)

To put into a bag.

bag (Verb)

To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.

bag (Verb)

To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.

bag (Verb)

To be caught by the police.

bag (Verb)

To bring a woman one met on the street with one.

bag (Verb)

To laugh uncontrollably.

bag (Verb)

To criticise sarcastically.

bag (Verb)

To provide artificial ventilation with a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.

bag (Noun)

A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.

Bag

A bag (also known regionally as a sack) is a common tool in the form of a non-rigid container. The use of bags predates recorded history, with the earliest bags being lengths of animal skin, cotton, or woven plant fibers, folded up at the edges and secured in that shape with strings of the same material.Despite their simplicity, bags have been fundamental for the development of human civilization, as they allow people to easily collect loose materials such as berries or food grains, and to transport more items than could readily be carried in the hands. The word probably has its origins in the Norse word baggi, from the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European bʰak, but is also comparable to the Welsh baich (load, bundle), and the Greek Τσιαντουλίτσα (Chandulícha, load). Cheap disposable paper bags and plastic shopping bags are very common varying in size and strength in the retail trade as a convenience for shoppers, and are often supplied by the shop for free or for a small fee. Customers may also take their own shopping bags to use in shops, these are more commonly known as tote bags or shoppers tote. Although, paper had been used for purposes of wrapping and padding in ancient China since the 2nd century BC, the first use of paper bags (for preserving the flavor of tea) in China came during the later Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD).