bag

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ strong

▪ heavy

▪ empty

▪ small

▪ burlap (AmE), canvas, cloth, leather, mesh (esp. AmE), paper, plastic, polythene (BrE), string

▪ brown (esp. AmE)

▪

He brought his lunch every day in a brown bag.

▪ carrier (BrE), grocery (esp. AmE), shopping

▪ freezer, Ziploc™ (AmE)

▪ bin (BrE), dustbin (BrE), garbage (esp. AmE), rubbish (BrE), trash (AmE)

▪ clutch (esp. BrE), shoulder, tote (AmE)

▪

Her crocodile skin shoulder bag matched her shoes.

▪ drawstring, duffel

▪ evening

▪ carry-on (esp. AmE)

▪

New airline regulations banned scissors in carry-on bags.

▪ overnight, travel, travelling (BrE)

▪ make-up, sponge (BrE), toilet (BrE), toiletry (AmE), wash (usually washbag) (BrE)

▪ changing (BrE), diaper (AmE)

▪

a baby changing bag

▪ book, school

▪ beach, camera, golf, gym, sports

▪ messenger (esp. AmE)

▪

a cyclist with his laptop in a messenger bag slung across his chest

▪ kit (usually kitbag) (esp. BrE)

▪ medical

▪ lunch (esp. AmE), sandwich

▪ crisp (BrE)

▪ body

▪

The dead soldiers were put on the plane in body bags.

▪ barf (AmE), sick (esp. BrE) (= a paper bag for a person to vomit into on a plane, boat, etc.)

▪ doggy (= for taking uneaten food home from a restaurant)

▪ gift, goody (= a bag given as a gift with a variety of things in it)

▪

We're giving away a free goody bag with every children's meal.

▪ sleeping

▪ bean (usually beanbag)

▪ saddle (usually saddlebag)

▪ money

▪

He could not convince those who held the money bags that his idea was viable. (figurative)

▪ diplomatic (= an official government container that may not be opened by customs officials) (BrE)

▪ mail (usually mailbag), post (usually postbag) (BrE)

VERB + BAG

▪ open, unzip

▪ close, zip up

▪ fill, pack

▪ empty, unpack

▪ cram sth in/into, push sth in/into, put sth in/into, shove sth in/into, slip sth in/into, stuff sth in/into

▪

The camera caught him slipping a CD into his bag.

▪ draw sth out of, produce sth from, pull sth from/out of, take sth from/out of

▪ delve into (esp. BrE), dive into, fumble in, reach into, rummage in

▪

I rummaged in my bag for a pen.

▪ clutch, hold

▪ carry, drag, haul, lug

▪

I had to lug my bags up the stairs.

▪ heave, hoist, lift

▪ shoulder

▪

He shouldered his bag and left.

▪ fling, sling, throw, toss

▪

He tossed his bag onto an empty seat.

▪ drop, dump, put down

▪ deposit, drop off, leave

▪

We dropped our bags off at the hotel and went straight out.

▪ check (AmE), check in (BrE)

▪

You can check bags of up to 70 pounds for free.

▪ grab, snatch

▪

She grabbed her bag and ran out of the door.

▪

Two youths snatched her bag as she was walking home.

▪ swing

▪

He was walking along swinging his school bag.

▪ load into sth, load onto sth

▪

She helped me load my bags into the car.

▪ unload

▪ look in, search

▪ gather

▪

They were gathering their bags, preparing to leave.

▪ retrieve

▪

I opened the trunk of the car to retrieve my bags.

BAG + VERB

▪ bulge (with sth)

▪

The bag bulged with papers and letters.

▪ contain sth, hold sth

▪ be crammed with sth, be full of sth, be stuffed with sth

▪ dangle, hang, swing

▪

She had a heavy bag swinging from each hand.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the bag

▪

The mushrooms are sealed in a bag for freshness.

▪ inside a/the bag

▪ bag of

▪

a bag of groceries

PHRASES

▪ the contents of a bag

▪

The customs officer asked him to empty out the contents of his bag.

▪ have your bags packed

▪

You need to have your bags packed and be ready to go by six.

▪ sling your bag over your shoulder

▪

She stepped down off the bus with her bag slung over her shoulder.

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verb

Bag is used with these nouns as the object: ↑grocery