Bag | Mean of bag in English Dictionary

/ˈbæg/

• Noun
• a container made of thin material (such as paper, plastic, or cloth) that opens at the top and is used for holding or carrying things
1. She packed her lunch in a paper bag.
2. (US) a garbage/trash bag = (Brit) a rubbish bag
3. (US) shopping bags = (Brit) carrier bags [=plastic or paper bags used for holding items bought at a store]
4. (US) grocery bags
• a soft container carried by a woman and used to hold money and other small things (such as keys or makeup)
1. She put the pencil in her bag.
• a container used for carrying personal things (such as clothes) when you are going somewhere
1. an overnight bag
2. a gym bag
3. We carried our bags [=suitcases, luggage] to the hotel room.
4. She packed her bags and left.

• the amount of something that is inside a bag
1. We ate two bags [=bagfuls] of potato chips.
2. a bag of apples/flour/fertilizer
• an area of swollen and often dark skin under a person's eyes
1. a tired old man with bags under his eyes
• a collection of different things (such as ideas)
1. They tried using their usual bag of tricks.
• something that a person likes to do
1. Housecleaning isn't her bag. [=she doesn't like housecleaning]
2. I've tried living in the city, but it's just not my bag.
• a square white bag that marks the position of first base, second base, and third base
1. He slid into the bag and was safe at second base.
• a large amount of something
1. There's no need to hurry. We've still got bags [=lots] of time.
• with all of your possessions
1. He got rid of the visitors, bag and baggage. [=altogether, completely]
• sure to happen
1. Their success was in the bag. [=guaranteed]
2. We had the game in the bag [=sewn up] by the end of first half.
3. She seemed to have the election in the bag. [=she seemed sure to win the election]
• Verb
• to put (something) into a bag
1. He got a job bagging groceries.
• to kill or catch (an animal) while hunting, fishing, etc.
1. The hunters bagged five deer altogether.
2. We bagged 10 fish today.
• to get (something desired)
1. She's expected to bag the award for the team's most valuable player.
2. I bagged the last seat so everyone else had to stand.
• to give up or leave (something)
1. She decided to bag her job and move to the country.
2. He finally bagged his acting career and went back to school.