bagful
Noun: - The quantity that a bag can hold: A bagful refers to the amount of something that fills a bag completely. It is a measure of quantity or volume.
- Noun:
- She collected a bagful of shells on the beach.
- The recipe calls for a bagful of flour.
- He brought a bagful of toys to share with the children.
- Used as a unit of measure: While informal, "bagful" can function as a quantifier for countable or uncountable nouns.
- We need at least two bagfuls of leaves to make the compost.
- Figurative use for a large, mixed quantity: Sometimes used to describe an abundant or assorted collection of things.
- The investigator had a bagful of evidence to present.
- Bag (n): A container made of flexible material.
- She packed her lunch in a paper bag.
- Bag (v): To put something into a bag.
- Please bag the groceries.
- Baggy (adj): Loose-fitting, like a bag.
- He wore baggy jeans.
- Sackful: The quantity contained in a sack.
- Load: A heavy or bulky amount that is carried.
- Quantity/Amount: A general term for how much of something there is.
(Note: "Bagful" itself is not typically used in phrasal verbs or idioms. The related word "bag" is used instead.) - To bag up: To put items into bags. - We need to bag up the donations for the charity. - In the bag: An idiom meaning something is certain or secured. - After the final interview, she felt the job was in the bag.
(Note: Idioms typically use the root word "bag.") - Let the cat out of the bag: To reveal a secret. - He let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party. - A mixed bag: A collection of varied things, often with both good and bad elements. - The reviews for the new movie were a real mixed bag.
- the quantity that a bag will hold
- he ate a large bag of popcorn