noun / verb
bag
BAG/bæɡ/
A flexible container for carrying or holding things.
A cloth bag with two handles holds a few groceries.
Etymology
Bag probably comes from Old Norse baggi, “pack, bundle,” or a similar Scandinavian word. Its early English meaning, “small sack,” already matches the basic idea of a portable container.
In context
I'm going to put in my entire bag of frozen pineapple. These are just the pineapple tidbits from Trader Joe's, and then a bag of frozen organic mangoes
More examples
- The clerk is bagging the produce at the counter.
- She bagged the last available seat on the morning train.
- Dark bags showed beneath his eyes after the sleepless night.
Forms
bag · bags · bagged · bagging