Obtain vs Bag - What's the difference?

Obtain is a related term of bag.

As verbs the difference between obtain and bag

is that obtain is to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way while bag is to put into a bag.

As a noun bag is

a flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.

obtain

English

Verb

(en verb)

To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.

* 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Luke XVIII:

And a certayne ruler axed him: sayinge: Goode Master: what ought I to do, to obtaine eternall lyfe?

* 1814 , (Jane Austen), (Mansfield Park) :

Julia was quite as eager for novelty and pleasure as Maria, though she might not have struggled through so much to obtain them, and could better bear a subordinate situation.

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(obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.

* 1722 , (Daniel Defoe), (Colonel Jack) :

he was condemned to die for the felony, and being so well known for an old offender, had certainly died, but the merchant, upon his earnest application, had obtained that he should be transported, on condition that he restored all the rest of his bills, which he had done accordingly.

(obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.

* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , III.2:

“O daughter deare!” (said she) “despeire no whit; / For never sore but might a salve obtain [...].”

* 1701 , (Jonathan Swift), Contests and Dissentions in Athens and Rome :

This, though it failed at present, yet afterward obtained , and was a mighty step to the ruin of the commonwealth.

(obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.

* 1671 , (John Milton), (Paradise Regained) , Book I:

His mother then is mortal, but his Sire / He who obtains the monarchy of Heav'n, / And what will he not do to advance his Son?

To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.

* 1908 , (Jack London), (The Iron Heel) , ,

Even though the Pervaise confession had never come to light, no reasonable doubt could obtain ; for the act in question was on a par with countless other acts committed by the oligarchs, and, before them, by the capitalists.

* 1992 , (Neal Stephenson), (Snow Crash) , Bantam Spectra, p. 460,

But the hostage situation no longer obtains , and so Uncle Enzo feels it important to stop Rife now,

bag

English

(wikipedia 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.

(label) An ugly woman.

(label) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.

(label) First, second, or third base.

(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.

A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.

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.

To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.

(label) To furnish or load with a bag.

* Dryden

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.

To swell with arrogance.

(Chaucer)

To become pregnant.

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

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