Bagged

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /bæɡd/

Definitions

1. Placed securely inside a bag or sack ; caught or obtained something, often as a prize or goal ; overcome or defeated an opponent or challenge
2. Put into a bag for carrying or storage ; successfully acquired or won something ; triumphed over someone in a contest or competition
3. Contained within a bag for transport or safekeeping ; taken possession of, especially after effort ; conquered an adversary or completed a difficult task

Etymology: This is the past tense and past participle of "bag," so its story is really the story of the verb. The noun "bag" is inherited from Middle English, with roots that trace back to Old French "bague," meaning a bundle, package, or sack. That French word also connects to Old Norse "bǫggr," which meant a load or burden, and also harm or shame. A bag, in other words, began as something you carried, and the idea of a heavy weight sat right at its core. Over time the verb picked up the sense of gathering things into a sack, and from there it spread into the figurative meanings you see today. To "bag" a prize or a goal is to capture it, as a hunter might bag game, and to "bag" an opponent is to bring them down. The same physical act of securing something in a container gave rise to all of these, so a sporting victory and a shopping trip share the same root gesture of putting something inside.

Synonyms: packed, wrapped, secured, contained, enclosed

Antonyms: unpacked, released, opened, emptied, exposed