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Word: bag (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.
  • A schoolbag, esp. a backpack.
  • A suitcase.
  • baseball First, second, or third base.
  • baseball The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
  • preceded by "the" A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
  • derogatory An ugly woman.
  • informal A ladies' handbag
  • mathematics A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.
  • One?s preference.

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Verb:

  • slang To criticise sarcastically.
  • medical To provide artificial ventilation with a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
  • African American Vernacular To be caught by the police.
  • African American Vernacular To bring a woman one met on the street with one.
  • African American Vernacular To laugh uncontrollably.
  • To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
  • To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
  • To put into a bag.

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