(shopping bag)
21bag — [[t]bæ̱g[/t]] ♦♦ bags, bagging, bagged 1) N COUNT A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought. N COUNT: usu N of n A bag of things is the amount of things… …
22bag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. receptacle, case, container, pouch, sack. v. trap, capture, take, catch; sag, droop, hang; bulge, protrude, swell. See acquisition, pendency, convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A container] Syn. purse …
23Bag for life — A Bag for life is a type of bag offered in most British and Irish supermarkets. In the UK, these are sold for a nominal sum, usually 10 pence, and are replaced for free. In Ireland, they were introduced when the Plastic Bag Environmental Levy was …
24shopping basket — noun a handbasket used to carry goods while shopping • Hypernyms: ↑basket, ↑handbasket * * * shopping bag or shopping basket noun A receptacle for goods bought • • • Main Entry: ↑shop * * * shopping basket UK US …
25bag lady — /ˈbæg leɪdi/ (say bag laydee) noun a homeless, often elderly, woman, typically one who carries all her belongings in a shopping bag …
26bag for life — noun A reusable shopping bag, issued by supermarkets for a nominal price. In the UK, the bags are replaced free when they wear out …
27bag la|dy — «bag LAY dee», noun, plural dies. a woman in straitened circumstances who is homeless or wandering the streets, usually carrying loaded shopping bags: »Except for a bag lady and a few pigeons, the park was deserted …
28bag lady — bag ladies N COUNT A bag lady is a homeless woman who carries her possessions in shopping bags …
29bag lady — bag′ la dy n. cvb a homeless woman who lives in public places, often keeping her belongings with her in shopping bags • Etymology: 1975–80 …
30bag lady — ► NOUN informal ▪ a homeless woman who carries her possessions in shopping bags …
