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bag down

C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To put your bags or heavy stuff down on the floor so you can rest.

Literal meaning: To set bags down (lower to the ground).

Meanings

1 C1 informal

To put bags or heavy equipment down on the ground, especially after carrying them.

"After the long hike, the instructor told everyone to bag down and take a ten-minute break."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Informal and relatively uncommon. More likely to be heard in casual spoken British English or military contexts where soldiers 'bag down' their kit. The instruction 'Bag down!' may be used in training contexts meaning 'put your equipment down'.

Commonly used with

kit gear luggage equipment bags pack

Forms

Base
bag down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bags down
he/she/it
Past simple
baged down
yesterday
Past participle
baged down
have + pp
-ing form
baging down
continuous

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