whine English
Noun
( en noun)
a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
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, date=June 26
, author=Genevieve Koski
, title=Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe
, work=The Onion AV Club
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a complaint or criticism
Verb
( whin)
To utter a high-pitched cry.
To make a sound resembling such a cry.
- The jet engines whined at take off.
To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
To move with a whining sound.
- The jet whined into the air.
To utter with the sound of a whine.
- The child whined all his complaints.
- Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.
Synonyms
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bag Noun
( en noun)
A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.
(label) A handbag
A suitcase.
A schoolbag, especially a backpack.
One’s preference.
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(label) An ugly woman.
(label) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
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(label) First, second, or third base.
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(label) A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
(label) A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.
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A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.
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A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament.
The quantity of game bagged in a hunt.
A scrotum.
(label) A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.
Synonyms
* (flexible container) poke (obsolete), sack, tote
* (handbag) handbag, purse (US)
* (preference) cup of tea, thing
* (ugly woman) dog, hag
* (in mathematics) multiset
Hyponyms
* (flexible container) bindle
Verb
( bagg)
To put into a bag.
To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
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To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
(label) To furnish or load with a bag.
* Dryden
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To bring a woman one met on the street with one.
To laugh uncontrollably.
To criticise sarcastically.
(label) To provide artificial ventilation with a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
To swell or hang down like a full bag.
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To swell with arrogance.
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To become pregnant.
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Derived terms
{{der3, airbag, air bag
, bagboy
, baggage
, bagger
, baggy
, bag lady
, bag lunch
, bag of bones
, bag of tricks
, bag snatcher
, beanbag
, binbag
, carrier bag
, clutch bag
, dilly bag
, dime bag
, doggy bag
, double bagger
, douche bag
, dumb as a bag of hammers
, face like a bag of spanners
, handbag
, gladstone bag
, goody bag, goodie bag
, grab bag
, holdall, carryall, tote, tote bag
, in the bag
, kitbag
, let the cat out of the bag
, mixed bag
, moneybag
, overnight bag
, paper bag
, plastic bag
, schoolbag
, shopping bag
, shoulder bag
, sickbag
, sleeping bag
, teabag
, toolbag
, windbag}}
Descendants
* Korean:
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