Bag
Bag verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: bagged a deer while hunting last weekend
Hold
Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Usage example: this casserole dish is too hot to hold, so grab a potholder
How words are described
| emotional | emotional bag | emotional hold |
| old | old bag | old hold |
| full | full bag | full hold |
| best | best bag | best hold |
| Other adjectives: long, complete, original, infinite, single, simple, small, actual, entire, massive, large, big, huge, little, main, last, giant, sealed, magical, favorite, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If on the next day you talk to Mari while you still have the bag, you are given two options: Give her the bag or hold on to it.
Source: But Thou Must! -
Spider-Man's foe the Green Goblin carries his pumpkin bombs and other weapons in a shoulder bag that he calls his "bag of tricks" which acts like this; it seems far too small to hold them all.
Source: Bag of Holding - They also generally had to waste a bag slot on a specialized bag to hold said ammunition.
Source: Scrappy Mechanic / MMORPG
Cite this Source
Hold and Bag. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bag/hold
Bag & Hold. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bag/hold>.
Hold or Bag. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bag/hold.
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