(often in the phrase 'bags of') A large quantity.
bags
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bags.
Editorial note
If you are eating two bags of candy every day, one bag of candy a day is reduced intake of candy.
Quick take
(often in the phrase 'bags of') A large quantity.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bags gathered in one view.
(slang) Trousers.
(slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bags.
noun
(often in the phrase 'bags of') A large quantity.
noun
(slang) Trousers.
noun
(slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, UK) To reserve for oneself.
Example sentences
If you are eating two bags of candy every day, one bag of candy a day is reduced intake of candy.
OK, we could manually carry the bags until we've established what desks are busy, how many bags we're carrying, etc.
Leaving the bags is arguably easier to do.
Quick tip for hackers: Cook big meals and then freeze the rest in many small bags for later meals.
Security checks (x ray machines for all but the smallest bags) were already in operation in 2012.
No, cops setting up shop just inside the subway station and doing spot checks of passengers' bags is not uncommon.
Do you eat/drink gallons of milk, whole watermelons, quarts of chicken stock or several pound bags of rice in one sitting?
Why would you charge more if customers are loading their bags on their own?
I have bags, it is too far to walk, and I just need to get to the hotel.
I thought uber drivers not suppose to load your bags and you should do it yourself anyway?
I had my bags searched on a train Europe, in the middle of the ride, not at a crossing.
Other scrutinized recalls include Fiat Chrysler vehicles with Takata air bags and others with ignition switches that can slip out of the run position.
Quote examples
Are you seriously arguing for arbitrary units rather than consistent ones, because "you buy larger sizes of bags"?
Also he complained that the customers would sometimes have a lot of luggage bags, and his previous employer allowed him to charge extra for luggage bags, extra people, or other "inconveniences".
Soon we'll all have to wear brown paper bags over our heads and speak through a gender-neutral, computer generated microphone voice lest someone gets upset or gets an "unfair" advantage.
Allegedly, in my old university there was a joint class between physics and mathematics (I never got that far to see for myself), and the professor would start the first lesson with "I brought barf bags for the mathematicians.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bags in a sentence?
If you are eating two bags of candy every day, one bag of candy a day is reduced intake of candy.
What does bags mean?
(often in the phrase 'bags of') A large quantity.
What part of speech is bags?
bags is commonly used as noun, verb.