baggage vs bag

baggage and bag both are nouns.

baggage is not a verb while bag is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
baggage	Yes	No	No	No
bag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bag is a hyponym of baggage; that is, bag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than baggage:

baggage: cases used to carry belongings when traveling
bag: a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

Other hyponyms of baggage include grip, suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag, dressing case, hand luggage, hatbox, imperial, satchel, trunk, carry-on.

baggage (noun)	bag (noun)
cases used to carry belongings when traveling	an activity that you like or at which you are superior
the portable equipment and supplies of an army	mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
a worthless or immoral woman	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)

baggage (verb)	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

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