bookbag
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈbʊkˌbæɡ/
- US
:
mochila
- The teacher reminded the students to check their bookbags for any missing assignments before leaving the classroom.
- carry a bookbag
- bookbag over her shoulder
- put down his bookbag
Examples
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There were people walking dogs and attractive children with bookbags and lunchboxes hurrying home from school.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Val grubbed in the bookbag, hoping for more to eat, and found the yogurt.
Fiction book (1990) -
" He stopped and put down his bookbag.
Fiction book (1994) -
Dairy put his bookbag down in the gravel.
Fiction book (1994) -
Laurie called as she tossed her bookbag onto the foyer table.
Fiction book (1992) -
Then I'd lug my bookbag home around one o'clock as if I'd had a hard morning.
Fiction book (1990) -
I thanked Mrs. Lerman and lugged my bookbag out and up from the car floor, slamming the door with my foot.
Fiction book (2000) -
After school, Christina slung her bookbag over her shoulder, careful not to squash Val's sandwich, and headed for the storm cottage.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'd be happy to discuss—Mary yanks her bookbag off the floor and straps it on her shoulder.
Fiction book (2002) -
After packing her books and supplies, she closed her bookbag and headed to school.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
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1.0
A bag with shoulder straps that you wear on your back to carry your things
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2.5
A small bag with a strap that you wear over your shoulder to carry books or personal things
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2.7
A bag with straps you carry on your back to hold personal things
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1.1
A bag students use to carry books and other school things
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1.8
A large strong cloth container with two long handles for carrying books or shopping
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2.7
A bag with shoulder straps you carry on your back
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1.3
A bag with a long strap that you wear on one shoulder
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1.0
A bag for carrying books and school things
A bag with shoulder straps that you wear on your back to hold things
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bookbag is a simple joining of book and bag, literally a 'bag for books'. So it means the bag students use to carry their books, notebooks, and other school things.