plastic bag
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈplæstɪk bæg/
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bolsa de plástico
- In the kitchen, there's a waste can with a plastic bag for a liner.
- use plastic bags
- put in a plastic bag
- packed in plastic bags
Put it in the plastic bag, walk it down here, you know?
- Put it in the plastic bag, walk it down here, you know?
- But look, it's, it's literally wrapped up in a plastic bag.
- You wrote a great cover story about plastic bags.
- And those average dudes happen to be carrying plastic bags.
Examples
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Each generator is expected to place its waste in special plastic bags that are purchased from designated outlets.
Academic text (1997) -
Then you take that, you tie it up and you throw that whole plastic bag into your green bin.
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I was like, OK, I want the small plastic bag and one large bag.
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Put it in the plastic bag, walk it down here, you know?
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Everything these days comes in a plastic bag.
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And all the wet products would fit into one of those plastic bags on planes as well.
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Put your clothes in that plastic bag, then take a shower and scrub down everything.
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After every meal, she put her garbage neatly into a plastic bag in her shopping bag.
Fiction book (1994) -
Wear gloves when you're taking things out of the plastic bags and then throw the bags away.
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To freeze applesauce, place the sauce in plastic bags, leaving some room for expansion.
Synonyms
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2.5
A small plastic bag used to hold food or small items
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Morphology
The meaning 'a bag made from thin plastic material' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'plastic' (material) with 'bag' (container); the modifier specifies the material of the head noun. This noun–noun compounding pattern (material + object) is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The name plastic bag comes from its parts: plastic (a light, flexible material) and bag (a container). When cheap thin plastic became common, shops used it to make light, waterproof bags for 'carrying' groceries and 'storing' things, so today the phrase means the familiar shopping or storage bag.