bag

bag
   1. another name for a sack (3 bushels) used as unit of measure in Britain.
   2. an old English unit of weight, varying with the contents of the bag but generally in the range of 2-4 hundredweight (100-200 kilograms).
   3. a unit of weight for cement. Traditionally a bag of portland cement weighs 94 pounds (42.6 kilograms) in the US. and 87.5 pounds (39.7 kilograms) in Canada. However, cement is now being sold also in metric-sized bags of 50 kilograms (110.2 pounds) by many suppliers.

Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.

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  • bag — bag; bag·as·so·sis; bag·a·telle; bag·di; bag·ful; bag·gage·man; bag·ga·la; bag·gat·a·way; bag·ger; bag·gi·ly; bag·gi·ness; bag·git; bag·gy; bag·gy·wrin·kle; bag·man; bag·net; bag·o·net; bag·pip·er; bag·ti·kan; bag·wyn; car·pet·bag·ger;… …   English syllables

  • bag — n Bag, sack, pouch denote a container made of a flexible material (as paper, cloth, or leather) and open or opening at the top. Bag is the widest in its range of application and is referable to anything that comes under this general description… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bag — [bag] n. [ME bagge < ON baggi] 1. a nonrigid container made of fabric, paper, leather, etc., with an opening at the top that can be closed; sack or pouch 2. a piece of hand luggage; suitcase 3. a woman s handbag or purse 4. a) a container for… …   English World dictionary

  • Bag — (b[a^]g), n. [OE. bagge; cf. Icel. baggi, and also OF. bague, bundle, LL. baga.] 1. A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money. [1913 Webster] 2. A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some fluid or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bag — Bag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bagged} (b[a^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bagging}] 1. To put into a bag; as, to bag hops. [1913 Webster] 2. To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game. [1913 Webster] 3. To furnish or load with a bag or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • BAG — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • bag — UK US /bæg/ noun [C] ● be in the bag Cf. be in the bag ● be left holding the bag Cf. be left holding the bag …   Financial and business terms

  • bag — ► NOUN 1) a flexible container with an opening at the top. 2) (bags) loose folds of skin under a person s eyes. 3) (bags of) informal, chiefly Brit. plenty of. 4) informal an unpleasant or unattractive woman. 5) (one s bag …   English terms dictionary

  • Bag — [bɛk, engl. bag] das; [s], [s] <aus engl. bag »Sack, Tasche«, dies über mittelengl. bagge aus altnord. baggi> Sack als Maß (in Kanada 1 Bag Kartoffeln = 40,8 kg) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • bag — [n1] container for one’s possesions attaché, backpack, briefcase, carryall, carry on, case, duffel, gear, handbag, haversack, holdall, kit, knapsack, pack, packet, pocket, pocketbook, poke, pouch, purse, rucksack, sac, sack, saddlebag, satchel,… …   New thesaurus

  • bag up — ˌbag ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bag up he/she/it bags up present participle bagging up past tense …   Useful english dictionary

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