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bag vs shopping bag

shopping bag vs bag

bag and shopping bag both are nouns.

bag is a verb but shopping bag is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bag Yes No Yes No
shopping bag Yes No No No
As nouns, shopping bag is a hyponym of bag; that is, shopping bag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bag:
  • bag: a flexible container with a single opening
  • shopping bag: a bag made of plastic or strong paper (often with handles); used to transport goods after shopping
bag (noun) shopping bag (noun)
an activity that you like or at which you are superior a bag made of plastic or strong paper (often with handles); used to transport goods after shopping
mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
a flexible container with a single opening
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
a place that the runner must touch before scoring
an ugly or ill-tempered woman
the quantity that a bag will hold
the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)
bag (verb) shopping bag (verb)
put into a bag
capture or kill, as in hunting
take unlawfully
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
hang loosely, like an empty bag
Difference between bag and shopping bag

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