bagging

[ bag-ing ]

/ ˈbæg ɪŋ /

noun

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

Nearby words

baggagemaster, baggataway, bagger, baggie, baggies, bagging, baggy, baggy green, bagh, baghdad, bagheera

Origin of bagging

First recorded in 1725–35; bag + -ing¹

Definition for bagging (2 of 2)

bag

[ bag ]

/ bæg /

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.

a person's avocation, hobby, major interest, or obsession: Jazz isn't my bag.
a person's mood or frame of mind: The boss is in a mean bag today.
an environment, condition, or situation.

bags,

Informal. plenty; much; many (usually followed by of): bags of time; bags of money.
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 forms

bag·like, adjectiveun·bagged, adjective

Can be confused

bag 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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The Paragon stigma were protected from the influence of other pollen by bagging and gave a good set of fruits.
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Blake uncrossed his perfectly trousered legs and crossed them the other way, after carefully avoiding any bagging tendency.
The Flying U's Last Stand|B. M. Bower

By the aid of some forked sticks and bagging we succeeded in fastening the snake so that he could not move.
Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales|Charles B. Cory
There are plenty more to bag; but in bagging the next lot I'd advise you to keep your pops ready.
Shadow, the Mysterious Detective|Police Captain Howard
A pile of bagging in a garret was overhauled, in the expectation that I was concealed within it.
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British Dictionary definitions for bagging (1 of 2)

bagging

/ (ˈbæɡɪŋ) /

noun

coarse woven cloth; sacking

British Dictionary definitions for bagging (2 of 2)

bag

/ (bæɡ) /

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

with all one's belongings
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

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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Medicine definitions for bagging

bag

[ băg ]

n.

An anatomical sac or pouch, such as the udder of a cow.

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