10. Slang, hag, crone, shrew. See - hag (def 1). 11. Slang, hobby, diversion, pastime, amusement, avocation; partiality, predilection, preference, major interest, obsession. 12. Slang, mood, feeling, temper, humor, disposition, inclination, attitude, outlook. 13.

bag and baggage, Informal, completely, entirely, totally, wholly, fully, altogether, perfectly, quite. 14.

in the bag, Slang, certain, sure, assured, indisputable, definite. -v. 15. swell, swell up, swell out, Brit. Dial, plim, balloon, balloon up, balloon out, balloon forth; inflate, expand, puff up, puff out; fill out, belly, bulk, distend, enlarge, bloat.
16. put into, pocket, enclose, pouch. 17. (usu. in hunting) kill, catch, trap, shoot, snare, capture, Inf. land.

bagatelle, n. trifle, trinket, knickknack, gimcrack, gewgaw, toy, piece of junk; bauble, gaud, brummagem, kickshaw, Inf. doodad; tinsel, clinquant, ornament, spangle; pinchbeck, sham, imitation, simulation, fake, counterfeit,

baggage, n. 1. luggage, suitcases, valises, trunks, bags, saddlebags, carpetbags; packages, pack, bundle, burden, load.
2. effects, things, paraphernalia, trappings, gear, viaticum, Law. movables; accouterment, equippage, equipment, supplies, apparatus.
3. prostitute, whore, strumpet, harlot, lady of pleasure, lady of the evening, street walker, Sl. hustler, Archaic, wench; courtesan, call girl.
4. hussy, trollop, slattern, slut, tramp; jade, vixen, harridan, hag, hoyden, minx; flapper, libertine, profligate, immoralist, debauchee, sensualist, Sl. bitch.

baggy, adj. 1. puffy, puffed, plump, full, swollen, turgid, tumid, bloated, distended; bulging, bulgy, protuberant.
2. loose, slack, soft, limp, flabby, flaccid.
3. lumpish, lumpy, bulky, gross; shapeless, formless, amorphous.

bagnio, n. 1. brothel, bordello, Archaic, bordel, Obs. stew, lupanar, Obs. kip, nunnery; house of ill-repute, house of ill-fame, house of prostitution, bawdyhouse, whorehouse, Inf. sporting house, Inf. call house; All Sl. call joint, pick-up joint, parlor house, cathouse, barrelhouse, honky-tonk.
2. hot-air bath, sudatorium, sudatory, Turkish bath, sauna, Finnish bath, Swedish bath; bathhouse, bathing house, bath, the baths, Obs. stew; (all in ancient Greece or Rome) thermae, tepidarium, caldarium.

bail¹, n. 1. Low. surety, bond, bail bond, warranty, security, collateral, guarantee, deposit; pledge, plight, sponsorship.
2. bailor, bondsman, sponsor, backer, backup, custodian.
3.

go or

stand bail for bail out, bond, get [s.o.] out on bail, put up bail, post a bond, Sl. spring.
4. jump bail Inf. skip bail, Inf. skip out, Inf run out, dodge bail, forfeit bail; Sl. blow town, Sl. fly the coop, Brit. Sl. do a moonlight flit; welsh, Brit. Sl. levant.
5.

on bail out or free on bail, Sl. sprung, Sl. on the street. -v. 6. free or release on bail, grant bail, release in custody or charge, bond over, constrain.
7. bail out, post or go or stand bail, bond, post bond, guarantee, warranty, post collateral, make a deposit, give or pledge security or surety; sponsor, back, underwrite, assure, insure, Sl. spring, Sl. put on the street.

bail², v. 1. dip, scoop, ladle, spoon; lade, empty, draw off, drain off.