bagging

/ˈbæɡɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act or process of putting things into bags.
    • The store hired extra staff for the bagging of holiday purchases.
    • Automated bagging machines speed up the packaging process.
    • The bagging of leaves takes hours every autumn.
  2. A material used for making bags, or the bags themselves collectively.
    • The bagging tore under the weight of the potatoes.
    • The factory produces heavy-duty bagging for industrial use.
    • We need to order more bagging for the shipment of rice.
verb
  1. Putting items into a bag or bags.
    • After the hike, we started bagging our trash to carry out.
    • The cashier was quickly bagging all the items for the customer.
    • She spent the afternoon bagging groceries at the supermarket.
  2. Succeeding in getting or winning something, often in a competitive context.
    • Our team bagged first place in the science fair.
    • She bagged the last ticket to the concert just before they sold out.
    • He bagged a rare bird sighting during his trip to the forest.
  3. Criticizing or complaining about someone or something (informal, often in the phrase 'bagging on').
    • They were always bagging the new teacher for giving too much homework.
    • I don't like it when people bag on a movie they haven't even seen.
    • Stop bagging on your little brother for his messy room.
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