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| air bag |
a bag in the front of some cars that blows up with air instantly in a crash to stop the passengers from being thrown forward. |
| bag |
the amount that a bag holds. [3/4 definitions] |
| bagful |
the amount that a bag can or does hold. [1/2 definitions] |
| bagpipe |
a wind instrument made of a leather bag and pipes. It is played by blowing air into the bag and squeezing the bag to force air through pipes that produce musical tones. |
| balloon |
a small bag made of thin material that is filled with air or some other gas and used as a decoration or toy. |
| barracks bag |
a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth, usu. with a drawstring, used to contain a soldier's personal belongings; duffel bag. |
| base1 |
the bag at one of the four corners of a baseball or softball field. [1/6 definitions] |
| beanbag |
a small cloth bag with dried beans or pellets sealed inside, used as a plaything. [2 definitions] |
| bellows |
(used with a singular or plural verb) a bag that can be expanded to draw air in and squeezed to force air out. Bellows are used to blow air on a fire or produce sound on a musical instrument. |
| body bag |
a zippered bag, usu. rubber, used to transport a human corpse. |
| brown-bag |
to bring (a meal, usu. lunch) to work, school, or the like in, or as in, a brown paper bag. [3 definitions] |
| carpetbag |
a traveling bag of heavy fabric, esp. carpet. [1/2 definitions] |
| carryall2 |
a large bag or basket, carried by one person. |
| ditty bag |
a small bag, used esp. by sailors, for personal articles, sewing implements, or the like. |
| doggie bag |
a bag or box in which a restaurant will pack leftovers of a patron's meal to betaken home, presumably to be fed to a pet. |
| drawstring |
a cord or string that is drawn through fabric and pulled to tighten or close an opening, as of pants, a bag, or the like. |
| duff2 |
a thick pudding that is boiled in a cloth bag or steamed and often contains dried fruit and spices. |
| duffel bag |
a large cylindrical canvas bag used to carry clothing and personal items. |
| feed bag |
a bag that can be filled with feed, slipped over a horse's muzzle, and kept in place with straps over the animal's head. |
| handbag |
a bag used to carry small personal things; purse. |
| haversack |
a strong bag with a single strap, usu. worn over one shoulder and used to carry food or supplies. |
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