bag

Any sort of flexible material that is used as a container could be called a bag. There are many different types of bags:

Purchased items go into a grocery bag or a shopping bag when you go shopping for food or clothing.
Bread comes in a bag.
Candy also comes in a bag.
People who go to the movies often buy a bag of popcorn.
This is a bag of potato chips.
A lunch bag holds your lunch.
Tea bags are used for making tea.
When traveling, many passengers carry their stuff in a bag. (bag = luggage)
She’s carrying a handbag.
Duffel bags are useful when traveling or just going to the gym.
Whenever I go golfing, I carry my clubs in a golf bag.
A laundry bag is used for holding clothes that need to be cleaned.
Fighters practice hitting with a punching bag.
You can even put yourself into a bag. When camping, you use a sleeping bag.

When "bag" is used as a verb it means to put something into a bag:

• Someone bagged my groceries at the grocery store.
• She bagged the potatoes.
• Do you bag your own groceries when you go shopping?

A popular expression in the United States is "in the bag." This means that something has already been completed or it’s easily done.

• We’ve got this deal in the bag.
• Profits for the year are in the bag.
• With a score of 45 to 7, they’ve got this game in the bag. (The team that’s winning can’t possibly lose.)
• Joseph isn’t worried about whether or not he’s going to get the job he interviewed for. He says it’s in the bag

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This page was first published on January 2, 2014. It was updated on May 17, 2016.