a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.

something resembling or suggesting such a receptacle.

a suitcase or other portable container for carrying articles, as in traveling.

a purse or moneybag.

the amount or quantity a bag can hold.

any of various measures of capacity.

a sac, as in an animal body.

an udder.

Slang . a small glassine or cellophane envelope containing a narcotic drug or a mixture of narcotics.

something hanging in a loose, pouchlike manner, as skin or cloth; a baggy part

He had bags under his eyes from lack of sleep.

Baseball . base 1 ( def. 8b ) .

Hunting . the amount of game taken, esp. by one hunter in one hunting trip or over a specified period.

Slang .

a person's avocation, hobby, major interest, or obsession

Jazz isn't my bag.

a person's mood or frame of mind

The boss is in a mean bag today.

an environment, condition, or situation.

bags,

Informal . plenty; much; many (usually fol. by of )

bags of time; bags of money.

Slang . trousers.

to swell or bulge

A stiff breeze made the sails bag out.

to hang loosely like an empty bag

His socks bagged at the ankles.

to pack groceries or other items into a bag.

to cause to swell or bulge; distend

The wind bagged the curtain.

to put into a bag.

Informal . to kill or catch, as in hunting

I bagged my first deer when I was a teenager.

Theater . clew ( def. 9a ) .

bags! British Slang . (used to lay first claim to something)

Bags it! Bags, I go first!

Slang . to quit, abandon

or skip

I bagged my math class today. We'd better bag the deal. I was working too hard so I decided to bag it.

bag and baggage

with all one's personal property

When they went to collect the rent, they found he had left, bag and baggage.

completely, totally

The equipment had disappeared, bag and baggage, without even the slightest trace.

bag of bones

an emaciated person or animal.

bag of tricks

a supply of expedient resources; stratagems

Maybe they will finally be honest with us, once they've run through their bag of tricks.

hold the bag, Informal . to be forced to bear the entire blame, responsibility

or loss that was to have been shared

His accomplices flew to South America on news of the theft and left him holding the bag.

in the bag

Informal . virtually certain; assured; definite

Her promotion is in the bag. The sale of the house is in the bag.

old bag, Slang . an unattractive

often slatternly woman

a gossipy old bag.

verb

lose

noun

attach , backpack , briefcase , carryall , carry-on , case , duffel , gear , handbag , haversack , holdall , kit , knapsack , pack , packet , pocket , pocketbook , poke , pouch , purse , rucksack , sac , sack , saddlebag , satchel , suitcase , tote , expertise , favorite activity , hobby , preference , speciality , thing * , arena , bailiwick , circle , department , domain , field , orbit , province , realm , scene , subject , terrain , territory , world , long suit , mtier , specialty , strong point , strong suit

verb

acquire , apprehend , capture , collar , gain , get , hook , kill , land , nab , nail , net , seize , shoot , take , trap , balloon , billow , bulge , flap , flop , hang , lop , sag , swell , beetle , belly , jut , overhang , pouch , project , protrude , protuberate , stand out , stick out , catch , secure