noun
bagging
BA-gihng
noun
1
The act of putting things into bags, especially in packing or retail.
"The store hired extra staff for bagging groceries during the holidays."
2
Coarse fabric or material used to make bags or sacks.
"The sacks of grain were sewn shut with heavy bagging material."
3
Medical: manually squeezing a bag-valve mask to push air into a patient's lungs.
"The paramedics kept bagging the patient until the ventilator arrived."
4
Hillwalking slang for "peak bagging" — climbing to the summit of listed hills or mountains to check them off.
"He spent his weekends bagging Munros across Scotland."
How to Use Bagging
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPutting things into bags — but also used for the material bags are made of, manual breathing assistance in medicine, and collecting mountain summits.
Common pairings
grocery bagging
peak bagging
bagging a patient
Word Forms
baggings plural
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