English Online Dictionary. What means bag? What does bag mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi (“bag, pack, satchel, bundle”) (whence also Old French bague (“bundle, package, sack”)); related to Old Norse bǫggr (“harm, shame; load, burden”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰak- (compare Welsh baich (“load, bundle”), Ancient Greek βάσταγμα (bástagma, “load”)).
Pronunciation
- enPR: băg, IPA(key): /ˈbæɡ/
- (Southern England, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbæːɡ/
- (New Zealand, some US dialects) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɡ/
- (Upper Midwestern US) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪɡ/
- Rhymes: -æɡ
Noun
bag (plural bags)
- A soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods.
- Synonyms: (obsolete) poke, sack, tote
- A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, and handbags.
- Hyponyms: sack, pouch, tote, bindle, purse, backpack
- (colloquial) One's preference.
- Synonyms: cup of tea, thing; see also Thesaurus:predilection
- (derogatory) An ugly woman.
- Synonyms: dog, hag
- (LGBT, slang, US, derogatory) A fellow gay man.
- (baseball) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
- (baseball) First, second, or 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.
- (mathematics) A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.
- Synonym: multiset
- A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.
- (now historical) A pouch tied behind a man's head to hold the back-hair of a wig; a bag wig.
- 1774, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, 1 December:
- He had on a suit of Manchester velvet, Lined with white satten, a Bag, lace Ruffles, and a very handsome sword which the King had given to him.
- The quantity of game bagged in a hunt.
- (slang, vulgar) The scrotum.
- (UK) A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.
- (chiefly in the plural) A dark circle under the eye, caused by lack of sleep, drug addiction etc.
- (slang) A small envelope that contains drugs, especially narcotics.
- (MLE, slang) £1000, a grand.
- (informal) A large number or amount.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Korean: 백 (baek)
- → Norwegian: bag
Translations
Verb
bag (third-person singular simple present bags, present participle bagging, simple past and past participle bagged)
- (transitive) To put into a bag.
- (transitive) To take with oneself, to assume into one's score
- (informal) To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
- To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
- (slang) To steal.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To take a woman away with one as a romantic or sexual interest.
- (slang) To arrest.
- Synonym: nick
- (informal) To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
- (transitive) To furnish or load with a bag.
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- a bee bagged with his honeyed venom
- (transitive, medicine) To provide with artificial ventilation via a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
- (transitive, medicine) To fit with a bag to collect urine.
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- To expose exterior shape or physical behaviour resembling that of a bag
- (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell or hang down like a full bag.
- To hang like an empty bag.
- (nautical, intransitive) To drop away from the correct course.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To become pregnant.
- Template:RQ:Warner Albion
- Venus shortly bagged, and ere long was Cupid bread
- Template:RQ:Warner Albion
- (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell or hang down like a full bag.
- To forget, ignore, or get rid of.
- (slang, African American Vernacular) To laugh uncontrollably.
- (Australia, slang) To criticise sarcastically.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- -gab-, ABG, AGB, BGA, GAB, GBA, Gab, gab, gab-
Antillean Creole
Etymology
From French bague.
Noun
bag
- ring
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- bagu
Etymology
Either of substratum origin or from a Vulgar Latin *begō, from Late Latin bīgō, from Latin bīga. Less likely from Greek βάζω (vázo, “put in, set on”). May have originally referred to putting animals under a yoke. Compare Romanian băga, bag.
Verb
bag (past participle bãgatã or bãgate)
- I put, place, apply.
Related terms
- bãgari / bãgare
- bãgat
- nibãgat
See also
- pun
Breton
Etymology
Probably tied to Old French bac (“flat boat”), itself of obscure origin.
Noun
bag f
- boat
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bak n (“back”), from Proto-Germanic *baką, cognate with Norwegian bak, Swedish bak, English back. The preposition is a shortening of Old Norse á bak (“on the back of”), compare English back from aback, from Old English onbæc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːˀɣ/, [ˈb̥æˀj], [ˈb̥æˀ], [ˈpɛˀ(j)], (as a preposition or adverb always) IPA(key): [ˈb̥æˀ], [ˈpɛˀ]
Noun
bag c (singular definite bagen, plural indefinite bage)
- (anatomy) behind, bottom, butt, buttocks
- seat (part of clothing)
Declension
Synonyms
- (behind): bagdel, ende, røv (informal)
- (seat): buksebag
Preposition
bag
- behind
Adverb
bag
- behind
Etymology 2
From the verb to bake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːˀɣ/, [ˈb̥æˀj], [ˈb̥æˀ]
Noun
bag n (singular definite baget, plural indefinite bage)
- (rare) pastry
- Synonym: bagværk
Declension
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːˀɣ/, [ˈb̥æˀj], [ˈb̥æˀ]
Verb
bag
- imperative of bage
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French bague (“ring”).
Noun
bag
- ring
Meriam
Noun
bag
- cheek
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- bagg
Etymology
Borrowed from English bag, from Old Norse baggi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæɡ/
Noun
bag m (definite singular bagen, indefinite plural bager, definite plural bagene)
- A purse more or less similar to a bag or sack.
- (on a baby carriage) a detachable part of the carriage to lie on.
References
- “bag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- bagg
Etymology
Borrowed from English bag, from Old Norse baggi. Doublet of bagge.
Noun
bag m (definite singular bagen, indefinite plural bagar, definite plural bagane)
- A purse more or less similar to a bag or sack.
- (on a baby carriage) a detachable part of the carriage to lie on.
References
- “bag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
- bāch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”) Cognate to Old English bēag.
Noun
bāg m
- a ring
Inflection
Rohingya
Etymology
From Magadhi Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra).
Noun
bag
- tiger
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [baɡ]
Verb
bag
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of băga
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English bag, from Old Norse baggi.
Noun
bag c
- A kind of large bag; a duffel bag
Declension
Tagalog
Etymology
From English bag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɡ/, [ˈbaɡ]
Noun
bag
- ladies' bag; handbag
- paper or cloth bag
- Synonym: supot
- jute sack (for grains, cereals, etc.)
- Synonyms: sako, kustal
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From Meriam bag.
Noun
bag
- (anatomy, eastern dialect) cheek
Synonyms
- masa (western dialect)
Turkmen
Etymology
From Persian باغ (bâğ). Cognate with Azerbaijani bağ, Crimean Tatar bağ, Turkish bağ.
Noun
bag (definite accusative bagy, plural baglar)
- garden
Welsh
Etymology
From English bag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɡ/
- Rhymes: -aɡ
Noun
bag m (plural bagiau)
- bag
Derived terms
- bag am oes
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bag”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /paːk˧/
- Tone numbers: bag8
- Hyphenation: bag
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Proto-Tai *bra:kD?”)
Verb
bag (Sawndip forms 𭄄 or 擗 or 鐴 or 剥 or 𢫦 or 𪫮 or 扒 or 𰄙 or 𢫗 or ⿱拍刀 or 𠛋 or 𫥴 or ⿰扌劈 or 破, 1957–1982 spelling bag)
- to chop; to split
- (of lightning) to strike
- to dive; to swoop down
- to divide
- to cut across
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bag (Sawndip forms 𭼈 or ⿸疒百 or 怕 or 剥, 1957–1982 spelling bag)
- mental illness
Adjective
bag (Sawndip forms 𭼈 or ⿸疒百 or 怕 or 剥, 1957–1982 spelling bag)
- crazy; mad; insane
- Synonym: vangh
Descendants
- mabag
Verb
bag (Sawndip forms 𭼈 or ⿸疒百 or 怕 or 剥, 1957–1982 spelling bag)
- to become crazy; to go mad; to go nuts
- Synonym: vangh