Bag vs. Sack
Difference Between Bag and Sack
Bagnoun
A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.
Sacknoun
A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
Bagnoun
(informal) A handbag
Sacknoun
The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).
Bagnoun
A suitcase.
Sacknoun
(uncountable) The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.
The sack of Rome.Bagnoun
A schoolbag, especially a backpack.
Sacknoun
(uncountable) Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
Bagnoun
One’s preference.
Acid House is not my bag: I prefer the more traditional styles of music.Sacknoun
(American football) A successful tackle of the quarterback. See verb sense4 below.
Bagnoun
(derogatory) An ugly woman.
Sacknoun
(baseball) One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.
He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second.Bagnoun
(baseball) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
The grounder hit the bag and bounced over the fielder’s head.Sacknoun
(informal) Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense4 below.
The boss is gonna give her the sack today.He got the sack for being late all the time.Bagnoun
(baseball) First, second, or third base.
He headed back to the bag.Sacknoun
Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out.
Bagnoun
(preceded by "the") A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
Sacknoun
(dated) (also sacque) A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or cape.
Bagnoun
(mathematics) A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.
If one has a bag of three apples and the letter 'a' is taken to denote 'apple', then such bag could be represented symbolically as {a,a,a}. Note that in an ordinary context, when talking about a bag of apples, one does not care about identifying the individual apples, although one might be interested in distinguishing apples by species, for example, letting 'r' denote 'red apple' and 'g' denote 'green apple', then a bag of three red apples and two green apples could be denoted as {r,r,r,g,g}.Sacknoun
(dated) A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.
Bagnoun
A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.
the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpentsthe bag of a cowSacknoun
The scrotum.
He got passed the ball, but it hit him in the sack.Bagnoun
A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament.
Sacknoun
(dated) A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.
Bagnoun
The quantity of game bagged in a hunt.
Sackverb
To put in a sack or sacks.
Help me sack the groceries.Bagnoun
A scrotum.
Sackverb
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
Bagnoun
(UK) A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.
Sackverb
To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
The barbarians sacked Rome.Bagverb
To put into a bag.
Sackverb
(American football) To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.
Bagverb
(informal) To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
We bagged three deer yesterday.Sackverb
(informal) To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
He was sacked last September.Bagverb
To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
Sackverb
(colloquial) In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.
The kids all sacked out before 9:00 on New Year’s Eve.Bagverb
(transitive) To furnish or load with a bag.
Sacknoun
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
Bagverb
To bring a woman one met on the street with one.
Sacknoun
an enclosed space;
the trapped miners found a pocket of airBagverb
To laugh uncontrollably.
Sacknoun
the quantity contained in a sack
Bagverb
To criticise sarcastically.
Sacknoun
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
Bagverb
(medicine) To provide artificial ventilation with a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
Sacknoun
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
Bagverb
To swell or hang down like a full bag.
The skin bags from containing morbid matter.The brisk wind bagged the sails.Sacknoun
a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily
Bagverb
To hang like an empty bag.
His trousers bag at the knees.Sacknoun
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
Bagverb
To swell with arrogance.
Sacknoun
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter;
the sack of RomeBagverb
To become pregnant.
Sacknoun
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Bagnoun
a flexible container with a single opening;
he stuffed his laundry into a large bagSackverb
plunder (a town) after capture;
the barbarians sacked RomeBagnoun
the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person);
his bag included two deerSackverb
terminate the employment of;
The boss fired his secretary todayThe company terminated 25% of its workersBagnoun
place that runner must touch before scoring;
he scrambled to get back to the bagSackverb
make as a net profit;
The company cleared $1 millionBagnoun
a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women);
she reached into her bag and found a combSackverb
put in a sack;
The grocer sacked the onionsBagnoun
the quantity that a bag will hold;
he ate a large bag of popcornBagnoun
a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes;
he carried his small bag onto the plane with himBagnoun
an ugly or ill-tempered woman;
he was romancing the old bag for her moneyBagnoun
mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
Bagnoun
an activity that you like or at which you are superior;
chemistry is not my cup of teahis bag now is learning to play golfmarriage was scarcely his dishBagverb
capture or kill, as in hunting;
bag a few pheasantsBagverb
hang loosely, like an empty bag
Bagverb
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
Bagverb
take unlawfully
Bagverb
put into a bag;
The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries
