unbag en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag English unbag From un- + bag.
Meanings
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To remove from a bag.
Since the cat is unbagged in the first act, most of the play concerns James's maneuvering between bouts of reconciliation and backsliding.
1988 January 29, Tom Boeker, “Thrill Seekers”, in Chicago Reader:They unbagged the groceries, working side by side, mostly silently. Each item removed from its bag was like a brick removed from the wall between them.
2013, Carole Howard, About Face:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unbags | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unbagging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unbagged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unbagged | Tense=Past | lexicographic |