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bagful

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: [ˈbæɡfʊɫ]
  • CMU ARPABET: B AE1 G F UH2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The amount that fills a bag.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She carried a bagful of groceries into the house.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A large assortment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The politician had a bagful of humorous anecdotes she could interject into any spur of the moment stump speech.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the quantity that a bag will hold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he ate a large bag of popcorn

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bag

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: containerful

History

Etymology

From Middle English bage-ful, bage full, baggeful, bagg-ful; equivalent to bag + -ful.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sacada — amount
  • Finnish: säkillinen — amount
  • Finnish: repullinen — amount
  • Finnish: kassillinen — amount
  • Irish: lán mála — amount
  • Welsh: cydaid — amount