bags: meaning and definitions

A container of flexible material, such as paper, plastic, or leather, that is used for carrying or storing items. A handbag; a purse. A piece of hand luggage, such as a suitcase or satchel. A pouchlike or sagging organ or part of the body, such as a cow's udder.

An object that resembles a pouch.

Nautical The sagging or bulging part of a sail.

The amount that a bag can hold.

An amount of game taken or legally permitted to be taken.

Baseball A base.

Slang An area of interest or skill: Cooking is not my bag.

Slang A woman considered ugly or unkempt.

To put into a bag: bag groceries.

To cause to bulge like a pouch.

To capture or kill as game: bagged six grouse.

Informal To gain; acquire: He bagged a profit from the sale. To capture or arrest: was bagged for trespassing. To accomplish or achieve: bagged a birdie with a long putt.

Slang To fail to attend purposely; skip: bagged classes for the day and went to the beach. To stop doing or considering; abandon: bagged the idea and started from scratch. To terminate the employment of.

To pack items in a bag.

To hang loosely: The pants bag at the knees.

To swell out; bulge.

With all one's belongings.

To a complete degree; entirely.

To cease participating in an activity: Finally in disgust I told my debating opponent to bag it.

To bring along one's lunch, as in a paper bag: I don't like cafeteria food, so I always bag it.