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debag

/diːˈbæɡ/

debag verb: to remove (something) from a bag.

Verb

debag (third-person singular simple present debags, present participle debagging, simple past and past participle debagged)

  1. (transitive) To remove (something) from a bag.
    • […] when such bags are used for organic materials destined to be composted, the plastics create nothing but problems. Materials must be debagged before composting […]2000, Sara Hulse, Plastics Product Recycling, page 35
  2. (slang, transitive) To pull down the trousers of a person quickly by surprise, as a prank.
    • I don’t want to be debagged! Don’t you play the giddy ox with me!1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    pants, dekeck
  3. To perform blepharoplasty; to remove eyebags.

Synonyms of debag

Forms of debag

third-person singular presentdebags
present participledebagging
past participledebagged
pastdebagged

Origin of debag

From de- + bag.

Words formed from debag

Words that rhyme with debag

39 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about debag

What does debag mean?
Debag means to remove (something) from a bag.
What part of speech is debag?
Debag is a verb.
How do you pronounce debag?
Debag is pronounced /diːˈbæɡ/.
What is the past tense of debag?
The past tense of debag is debagged.

Words near debag in the dictionary

  1. debadge
  2. debadged
  3. debadges
  4. debadging
  5. Debadutta
  6. debag
  7. Debagarh
  8. debagged
  9. debagger
  10. debaggers
  11. debagging

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