Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - bag

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English ~ge, from Old Norse ~gi  Date: 13th century  1. a usually flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, or carrying something: as  a. purse; especially hand~  b. a ~ for game  c. suitcase  2. something resembling a ~: as  a.  (1) a pouched or pendulous bodily part or organ; especially udder  (2) a puffy or sagging protuberance of flabby skin ~s under the eyes  b. a puffed-out sag or bulge in cloth  c. a square white stuffed canvas ~ used to mark a base in baseball  3. the amount contained in a ~  4.  a. a quantity of game taken; also the maximum legal quantity of game  b. an assortment or collection especially of nonmaterial things a ~ of tricks  5. an unattractive woman  6. something one likes or does regularly or well; also one's characteristic way of doing things  II. verb  (~ged; ~ging)  Date: 15th century  intransitive verb  1. to swell out ; bulge  2. to hang loosely  transitive verb  1. to cause to swell  2. to put into a ~  3.  a. to take (animals) as game  b. to get possession of especially by strategy or stealth  c. capture, seize  d. to shoot down ; destroy  4. to achieve in or as if in competition ; win ~ a play-off berth  5. to give up, forgo, or abandon especially for something more desirable or attainable decided to ~ her job and move to the country — often used with it  Synonyms: see catch  • ~ger noun BAG  abbreviation bachelor of agriculture