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bag
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n 1: a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his
laundry into a large bag"
2: the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by
one person); "his bag included two deer"
3: a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he
scrambled to get back to the bag" [syn: base, bag]
4: a container used for carrying money and small personal items
or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her
bag and found a comb" [syn: bag, handbag, pocketbook,
purse]
5: the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of
popcorn" [syn: bag, bagful]
6: a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he
carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: bag,
traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, suitcase]
7: an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag
for her money" [syn: bag, old bag]
8: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) [syn:
udder, bag]
9: an activity that you like or at which you are superior;
"chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to
play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" [syn: cup of
tea, bag, dish]
v 1: capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants"
2: hang loosely, like an empty bag
3: bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear
to bulge [syn: bulge, bag]
4: take unlawfully [syn: pocket, bag]
5: put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries"
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brag
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adj 1: exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag
cornfield" [syn: boss, brag]
n 1: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
[syn: brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing,
line-shooting, gasconade]
v 1: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line,
brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
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crag
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n 1: a steep rugged rock or cliff
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drag
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n 1: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
[syn: drag, retarding force]
2: something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag
on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new
land"
3: something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
4: clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex
(especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to
the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like
missionaries in drag"
5: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on
his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the
smoke slowly" [syn: puff, drag, pull]
6: the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the
hill exhausted him"
v 1: pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase
behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
2: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn:
haul, hale, cart, drag]
3: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of
action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me
into this business" [syn: embroil, tangle, sweep,
sweep up, drag, drag in]
4: move slowly and as if with great effort
5: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still
are dragging" [syn: drag, trail, get behind, hang
back, drop behind, drop back]
6: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a
cigarette" [syn: puff, drag, draw]
7: use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select
commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand
corner of the screen"
8: walk without lifting the feet [syn: scuff, drag]
9: search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something
valuable or lost [syn: dredge, drag]
10: persuade to come away from something attractive or
interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"
11: proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged
on for two hours" [syn: drag, drag on, drag out]
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fag
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n 1: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot,
faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen,
queer, poof, poove, pouf]
2: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn:
cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag]
v 1: act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
2: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework";
"Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: labor, labour,
toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil]
3: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or
stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire,
wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out,
outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue] [ant:
freshen, refresh, refreshen]
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flag
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n 1: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth
of distinctive design
2: a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine
(usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the
publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. [syn:
masthead, flag]
3: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing
bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three
drooping sepals [syn: iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword
lily]
4: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
[syn: flag, signal flag]
5: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf
green [syn: pin, flag]
6: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving
stones [syn: flag, flagstone]
7: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
v 1: communicate or signal with a flag
2: provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize
it immediately"
3: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of
tautness [syn: sag, droop, swag, flag]
4: decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the
holiday"
5: become less intense [syn: ease up, ease off, slacken
off, flag]
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gag
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n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;
"he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags";
"thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own
jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some
ascertainable point" [syn: joke, gag, laugh, jest,
jape]
2: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or
shouting [syn: gag, muzzle]
v 1: prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" [syn:
gag, muzzle]
2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the
cat" [syn: choke, gag, fret]
3: tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them;
"The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
[syn: gag, muzzle]
4: make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during
dinner" [syn: gag, quip]
5: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he
swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: gag, choke,
strangle, suffocate]
6: cause to retch or choke [syn: gag, choke]
7: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn:
gag, heave, retch]
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hag
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n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: hag, beldam,
beldame, witch, crone]
2: eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a
round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or
trapped fishes by boring into their bodies [syn: hagfish,
hag, slime eels]
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jag
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n 1: a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a
jag of the rock"
2: a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different
color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
3: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
[syn: jag, dag]
4: a bout of drinking or drug taking
v 1: cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
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lag
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n 1: the act of slowing down or falling behind [syn: slowdown,
lag, retardation]
2: the time between one event, process, or period and another;
"meanwhile the socialists are running the government" [syn:
interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag]
3: one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a
barrel or bucket [syn: stave, lag]
v 1: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress,
development, etc. [syn: lag, dawdle, fall back, fall
behind]
2: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were
imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for
the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag,
immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put
away, remand]
3: throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
4: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
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nag
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n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by
constantly finding fault [syn: scold, scolder, nag,
nagger, common scold]
2: an old or over-worked horse [syn: hack, jade, nag,
plug]
v 1: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her
husband all day long" [syn: nag, peck, hen-peck]
2: worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts"
3: remind or urge constantly; "she nagged to take a vacation"
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rag
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n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: rag, shred,
tag, tag end, tatter]
2: a week at British universities during which side-shows and
processions of floats are organized to raise money for
charities [syn: rag, rag week]
3: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn:
ragtime, rag]
4: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: tabloid, rag,
sheet]
5: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
teacher" [syn: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify,
dun, frustrate]
2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It
irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
[syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at,
irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
chafe, devil]
3: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
4: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
5: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime
Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing
cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task,
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture,
reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold,
chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out,
chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]
6: break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
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sag
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n 1: a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"
[syn: sag, droop]
v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss
of tautness [syn: sag, droop, swag, flag]
2: cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even
more comfortably" [syn: sag, sag down]
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shag
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n 1: a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
2: a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag"
3: a fabric with long coarse nap; "he bought a shag rug"
4: slang for sexual intercourse [syn: fuck, fucking,
screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of
ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup]
5: a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in
turn
v 1: dance the shag
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slag
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n 1: the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten
metals [syn: slag, scoria, dross]
v 1: convert into slag
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snag
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n 1: a sharp protuberance
2: a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed
forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects
and birds"
3: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a
rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn:
rip, rent, snag, split, tear]
4: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: hang-up, hitch, rub,
snag]
v 1: catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
2: get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
3: hew jaggedly
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stag
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n 1: a male deer, especially an adult male red deer [syn:
hart, stag]
2: adult male deer
v 1: attend a dance or a party without a female companion
2: give away information about somebody; "He told on his
classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: denounce,
tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit,
shop, snitch, stag]
3: watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: spy, stag,
snoop, sleuth]
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swag
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n 1: valuable goods
2: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: loot, booty,
pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty money]
3: a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman
v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss
of tautness [syn: sag, droop, swag, flag]
2: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken
man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel, keel,
lurch, swag, careen]
3: sway heavily or unsteadily
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tag
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n 1: a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic
that is attached to something to indicate its owner,
nature, price, etc. [syn: tag, ticket]
2: a label associated with something for the purpose of
identification; "semantic tags were attached in order to
identify different meanings of the word"
3: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: rag, shred, tag,
tag end, tatter]
4: a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is
caught becomes the next chaser
5: (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which
changes their status in the game)
v 1: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn:
tag, label, mark]
2: touch a player while he is holding the ball
3: provide with a name or nickname
4: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the
mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn:
chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase,
dog, go after, track]
5: supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
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wag
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n 1: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: wag, wit,
card]
2: causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: wag,
waggle, shake]
v 1: move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"
[syn: wag, waggle]
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ag
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n 1: a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the
highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal;
occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and
jewelry and tableware and photography [syn: silver, Ag,
atomic number 47]
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bragg
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n 1: Confederate general during the American Civil War who was
defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
[syn: Bragg, Braxton Bragg]
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dag
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n 1: 10 grams [syn: dekagram, decagram, dkg, dag]
2: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
[syn: jag, dag]
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mag
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n 1: a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and
articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe
to it; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to
break even or make money" [syn: magazine, mag]
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scrag
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n 1: a person who is unusually thin and scrawny [syn: thin
person, skin and bones, scrag] [ant: butterball,
fat person, fatso, fatty, roly-poly]
2: lean end of the neck
3: the lean end of a neck of veal [syn: scrag, scrag end]
v 1: strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during
the Inquisition in Spain" [syn: garrote, garrotte,
garotte, scrag]
2: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent" [syn:
choke, scrag]
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sprag
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n 1: a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes
to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline
2: a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine [syn:
pitprop, sprag]
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zag
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n 1: an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in
alternating directions [syn: zigzag, zig, zag]
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quag
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n 1: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
[syn: mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack]
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bagg
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bagge
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blagg
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clagg
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cragg
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dagg
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plagge
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schlag
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schrag
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scragg
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spragg
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stagg
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codag
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