bagging

Noun

Synonyms: sacking

WordNet 3.0

Bag \Bag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bagged (b[a^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. Bagging]

1.To put into a bag; as, to bag hops. [1913 Webster]

2.To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game. [1913 Webster]

3.To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag. [1913 Webster]

A bee bagged with his honeyed venom.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

Bagging \Bag"ging\, n.

1.Cloth or other material for bags. [1913 Webster]

2.The act of putting anything into, or as into, a bag. [1913 Webster]

3.The act of swelling; swelling. [1913 Webster]

Bagging \Bag"ging\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Reaping peas, beans, wheat, etc., with a chopping stroke. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]