bag
verb/bæɡ/
/bæɡ/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they bag | /bæɡ/ /bæɡ/ |
| he / she / it bags | /bæɡz/ /bæɡz/ |
| past simple bagged | /bæɡd/ /bæɡd/ |
| past participle bagged | /bæɡd/ /bæɡd/ |
| -ing form bagging | /ˈbæɡɪŋ/ /ˈbæɡɪŋ/ |
- bag something (up) to put something into bags
- The fruit is washed, sorted and bagged at the farm.
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- bag something (informal) to catch or kill an animal
- We bagged ten fish in two hours.
- bag something (informal) to score a goal, point, etc.
- Harkin bagged two goals in last night's win.
- bag something (informal) to claim something as yours before somebody else claims it; to take something before somebody else can get it
- Sally had managed to bag the two best seats.
- Quick, bag that table over there!
- bag somebody/something (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) to criticize somebody/something
- bag something (North American English, informal) to decide not to do something because you think it will not be successful or because you think it will be better to do it later
- They decided to bag the trip because they were short of cash.
- Don’t use the risk of failure as an excuse to bag the plan.
- We admitted we were fair-weather climbers and bagged it.
put into bags
catch animal
in sport
claim something
criticize somebody/something
decide not to do something
Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps from Old Norse baggi.
Idioms
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- (British English, informal) used to claim something as yours before somebody else can claim it
- Bags I sit in the front seat!
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