bag synonyms

bag

n.

  1. A container

    purse, sack, pouch, pocket, grip, handbag, shopping bag, tote bag, tote, ditty bag, kit bag, knapsack, haversack, rucksack, backpack, fanny pack, carpetbag, kit, satchel, saddlebag, gunny sack, grain sack, woolsack, sac, saccule, suitcase, briefcase, attaché case, sacculus (Latin), bursa, poche, pochette (both French), duffel bag, garment bag, mailbag, diplomatic pouch, pack, container, feedbag, quiver, portmanteau, packet, pocketbook, Gladstone, holster, vanity bag, valise, sabretache, case, wallet, reticule, poke*, holdall*, carryall*, bindle*, tuckerbag*; see also purse.

  2. *A specialty

    preference, (favorite) activity, one's thing*; see specialty 1.

in the bag*

assured, sure, definite, clinched; see certain 3.

left holding the bag*

deceived, tricked, deserted, left to face the consequences; see abandoned 1, deserted 1.

bag

v.

trap, seize, get; see catch 1.

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