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# bagging

verb form (bag, bags, bagged, bagging); noun (bagging — uncountable)

«bagging» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Putting things into bags: «bagging groceries». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/#m1)
2. (informal) Catching, getting or winning something: «bagging a goal», «bagging the best seat». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/#m2)
3. (slang, US) «Bagging on someone» means making fun of or criticising them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/#m3)
4. (noun) Rough cloth used for making sacks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/#m4)
5. (UK, hiking) Climbing a list of hills: «Munro bagging». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life bagging happens at supermarket tills and in the garden (bagging leaves). In sports reports «bagging a goal» means scoring. Children say «Bags I go first!» (UK) to claim something. Phrases: «bag up», «bag a seat», «bags first».

### Examples

- He's been bagging groceries at the supermarket after school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/#x1)
- We spent Saturday bagging up autumn leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/#x2)
- She ended up bagging two goals in the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/#x3)
- I'm bagging the front seat! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/#x4)
- They were bagging on my new haircut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/#x5)
- Uncle Rory is bagging all the Munros in Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/#x6)

### Note

Double the g: bag, bagged, bagging. «Bags I» or «bagsy» (UK, children's slang) means «I claim it». The slang «bag on» is US and can be unkind.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bagging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bagging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bagging.html) on Mova free.