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carpetbag vs bag

bag vs carpetbag

carpetbag and bag both are nouns.

carpetbag is an adjective but bag is not an adjective.

carpetbag is not a verb while bag is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carpetbag Yes Yes No No
bag Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bag is a hypernym of carpetbag; that is, bag is a word with a broader meaning than carpetbag:
  • carpetbag: traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
  • bag: a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
Other hypernyms of carpetbag include grip, suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag.
carpetbag (noun) bag (noun)
traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century an activity that you like or at which you are superior
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)
carpetbag (adjective) bag (adjective)
following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
carpetbag (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
Difference between carpetbag and bag

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