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Added 6 October 2026

bag

/bæɡ/ noun

In Latin: follis, saccus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bag at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A flexible container with a single opening.
he stuffed his laundry into a large bag
The quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person).
his bag included two deer
A place that the runner must touch before scoring.
he scrambled to get back to the bag

verb

Capture or kill, as in hunting.
bag a few pheasants
Hang loosely, like an empty bag.
Bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge.

Origin

Inherited 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.

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