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bagging

[bag-ing]
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noun

woven material, as of hemp or jute, for bags.

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RELATED WORDS

briefcase, backpack, purse, sack, kit, pocket, packet, gear, suitcase, handbag, pouch, pack, nail, case, poke, tote, pocketbook, satchel, sac, knapsack

Nearby words

  1. baggala,
  2. baggataway,
  3. bagger,
  4. baggie,
  5. baggies,
  6. baggy,
  7. baggy green,
  8. bagh,
  9. baghdad,
  10. bagheera

Origin of bagging

First recorded in 1725–35; bag + -ing1

bag

[bag]

noun

a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
something resembling or suggesting such a receptacle.
a suitcase or other portable container for carrying articles, as in traveling.
a purse or moneybag.
the amount or quantity a bag can hold.
any of various measures of capacity.
a sac, as in an animal body.
an udder.
Slang. a small glassine or cellophane envelope containing a narcotic drug or a mixture of narcotics.
something hanging in a loose, pouchlike manner, as skin or cloth; a baggy part: He had bags under his eyes from lack of sleep.
Baseball. base1(def 8b).
Hunting. the amount of game taken, especially by one hunter in one hunting trip or over a specified period.
Slang.
  1. a person's avocation, hobby, major interest, or obsession: Jazz isn't my bag.
  2. a person's mood or frame of mind: The boss is in a mean bag today.
  3. an environment, condition, or situation.
bags,
  1. Informal.plenty; much; many (usually followed by of): bags of time; bags of money.
  2. Slang.trousers.

verb (used without object), bagged, bag·ging.

to swell or bulge: A stiff breeze made the sails bag out.
to hang loosely like an empty bag: His socks bagged at the ankles.
to pack groceries or other items into a bag.

verb (used with object), bagged, bag·ging.

to cause to swell or bulge; distend: The wind bagged the curtain.
to put into a bag.
Informal. to kill or catch, as in hunting: I bagged my first deer when I was a teenager.
Slang. to quit, abandon, or skip (often used in the phrase bag it): I bagged my math class today. We'd better bag the deal. I was working too hard so I decided to bag it.
Theater. clew(def 9a).

interjection

bags! British Slang. (used to lay first claim to something): Bags it! Bags, I go first!

Origin of bag

1200–50; 1920–25 for def 29; Middle English bagge < Old Norse baggi pack, bundle
Related formsbag·like, adjectiveun·bagged, adjective
Can be confusedbag sac sack sacque

Regional variation note

1. Although bag and sack are both used everywhere throughout the U.S., the more commonly used word in the North Midland U.S. is bag and in the South Midland is sack.
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British Dictionary definitions for bagging

bagging

noun

coarse woven cloth; sacking

bag

noun

a flexible container with an opening at one end
Also called: bagful the contents of or amount contained in such a container
any of various measures of quantity, such as a bag containing 1 hundredweight of coal
a piece of portable luggage
short for handbag
anything that hangs loosely, sags, or is shaped like a bag, such as a loose fold of skin under the eyes or the bulging part of a sail
any pouch or sac forming part of the body of an animal, esp the udder of a cow
hunting the quantity of quarry taken in a single hunting trip or by a single hunter
derogatory, slang an ugly or bad-tempered woman (often in the phrase old bag)
slang a measure of marijuana, heroin, etc, in folded paper
slang a person's particular taste, field of skill, interest, activity, etcblues is his bag
bag and baggage informal
  1. with all one's belongings
  2. entirely
a bag of bones a lean creature
in the bag slang almost assured of succeeding or being obtained
the bag of tricks or the whole bag of tricks informal every device; everything

verb bags, bagging or bagged

(tr) to put into a bag
to bulge or cause to bulge; swell
(tr) to capture or kill, as in hunting
(tr) to catch, seize, or steal
(intr) to hang loosely; sag
(tr) to achieve or accomplishshe bagged seven birdies
(tr) British informal to reserve or secure the right to do or to have somethinghe bagged the best chair
(tr) Australian slang to criticize; disparage
See also bags

Word Origin for bag

C13: probably from Old Norse baggi; related to Old French bague bundle, pack, Medieval Latin baga chest, sack, Flemish bagge
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Word Origin and History for bagging
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Medicine definitions for bagging

bag

[băg]

n.

An anatomical sac or pouch, such as the udder of a cow.
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Idioms and Phrases with bagging

bag

In addition to the idioms beginning with bag

  • bag and baggage
  • bag it
  • bag of tricks

also see:

  • brown bagger
  • grab bag
  • in the bag
  • leave holding the bag
  • let the cat out of the bag
  • mixed bag
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.