The difference between Bag and Sack

When used as nouns, bag means a flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc, whereas sack means a bag.

When used as verbs, bag means to put into a bag, whereas sack means to put in a sack or sacks.

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  1. Bag as a noun:

    A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.

  2. Bag as a noun (informal):

    A handbag

  3. Bag as a noun:

    A suitcase.

  4. Bag as a noun:

    A schoolbag, especially a backpack.

  5. Bag as a noun (slang):

    One's preference.

    Examples:

    "Acid House is not my bag: I prefer the more traditional styles of music."

  6. Bag as a noun (derogatory):

    An ugly woman.

  7. Bag as a noun (baseball):

    The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.

    Examples:

    "The grounder hit the bag and bounced over the fielder’s head."

  8. Bag as a noun (baseball):

    First, second, or third base.

    Examples:

    "He headed back to the bag."

  9. Bag as a noun (preceded by "the"):

    A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.

  10. Bag as a noun (mathematics):

    A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.

    Examples:

    "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}."

  11. Bag as a noun:

    A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.

    Examples:

    "the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents"

    "the bag of a cow"

  12. Bag as a noun:

    A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament.

  13. Bag as a noun:

    The quantity of game bagged in a hunt.

  14. Bag as a noun (slang, vulgar):

    A scrotum.

  15. Bag as a noun (UK):

    A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.

  16. Bag as a noun (mostly, in the plural):

    A dark circle under the eye, caused by lack of sleep, drug addiction etc.

  1. Bag as a verb:

    To put into a bag.

  2. Bag as a verb (informal):

    To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.

    Examples:

    "We bagged three deer yesterday."

  3. Bag as a verb:

    To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.

  4. Bag as a verb (transitive):

    To furnish or load with a bag.

  5. Bag as a verb (slang, African American Vernacular):

    To bring a woman one met on the street with one.

  6. Bag as a verb (slang, African American Vernacular):

    To laugh uncontrollably.

  7. Bag as a verb (Australia, slang):

    To criticise sarcastically.

  8. Bag as a verb (medicine):

    To provide artificial ventilation with a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.

  9. Bag as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To swell or hang down like a full bag.

    Examples:

    "The skin bags from containing morbid matter."

    "The brisk wind bagged the sails."

  10. Bag as a verb:

    To hang like an empty bag.

    Examples:

    "His trousers bag at the knees."

  11. Bag as a verb (nautical, intransitive):

    To drop away from the correct course.

  12. Bag as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To swell with arrogance.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Chaucer"

  13. Bag as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To become pregnant.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Warner. (Alb. Eng.)"

  1. Sack as a noun:

    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.

  2. Sack as a noun:

    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).

  3. Sack as a noun (uncountable):

    The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.

    Examples:

    "The sack of Rome."

  4. Sack as a noun (uncountable):

    Loot or booty obtained by pillage.

  5. Sack as a noun (American football):

    A successful tackle of the quarterback. See verb sense4 below.

  6. Sack as a noun (baseball):

    One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.

    Examples:

    "He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second."

  7. Sack as a noun (informal):

    Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense4 below.

    Examples:

    "The boss is gonna give her the sack today."

    "He got the sack for being late all the time."

  8. Sack as a noun (colloquial, US):

    Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out.

  9. Sack as a noun (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.

  10. Sack as a noun (dated):

    A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.

  11. Sack as a noun (vulgar, slang):

    The scrotum.

    Examples:

    "He got passed the ball, but it hit him in the sack."

  1. Sack as a verb:

    To put in a sack or sacks.

    Examples:

    "Help me sack the groceries."

  2. Sack as a verb:

    To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.

  3. Sack as a verb:

    To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.

    Examples:

    "The barbarians sacked Rome."

  4. Sack as a verb (American football):

    To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.

  5. Sack as a verb (informal):

    To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

    Examples:

    "He was sacked last September."

  6. Sack as a verb (colloquial):

    In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.

    Examples:

    "The kids all sacked out before 9:00 on New Year’s Eve."

  1. Sack as a noun (dated):

    A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.

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