bag

Main Entry:: ¹bag
Pronunciation:: \ˈbag also ˈbāg\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi
Date:: 13th century

1: a usu. flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, or carrying something: as a: purse ; especially : handbag b: a bag for game c: suitcase 2: something resembling a bag: as a (1): a pouched or pendulous bodily part or organ ; especially : udder (2): a puffy or sagging protuberance of flabby skin b: a puffed-out sag or bulge in cloth c: a square white stuffed canvas bag used to mark a base in baseball 3: the amount contained in a bag4 a: a quantity of game taken ; also : the maximum legal quantity of game b: an assortment or collection especially of nonmaterial things <a bag of tricks>5: an unattractive woman6: something one likes or does regularly or well ; also : one's characteristic way of doing things

— in the bag

1: sure , certain <her nomination was in the bag> ; also : assured of a successful conclusion : sewn up <have the game in the bag>2slang : drunk 1a

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