Meaning & use

Bagged

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Put into a bag; also, informally, obtained, caught, or secured something, especially through effort or luck.

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She bagged the groceries herself to save time at checkout.

He bagged the biggest contract of his career last month.

A note on using this word

The informal sense meaning 'to successfully obtain' likely comes from hunting, where a hunter 'bags' game.

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