Baggage - English meaning

noun

An additional item of dress or equipment.

Usage examples:

The accoutrements of religious ritual

noun

The equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life

noun

Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.

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Statistical analysis

noun

The act of studying or examining something in detail, in order to discover or understand more about it, or your opinion and judgment after doing this

Usage examples:

Our financial experts conducted an independent analysis of the investment plan's performance., i wa…

noun

The act of examining a substance, especially by separating it into its parts, in order to discover what it is or contains

Usage examples:

Chemical analysis revealed a high content of copper., the forensic lab carried out a second analysi…

noun

The testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality.

Usage examples:

Submission of plate for assay

verb

Determine the content or quality of (a metal or ore).

Usage examples:

The man who assayed gold was more than a technician

verb

To examine a substance to find out how pure it is or what its properties (= qualities) are

Usage examples:

He never returned to the lab to assay the other samples., ores from there have been assayed and are…

noun

The action of assessing someone or something.

Usage examples:

The assessment of educational needs

noun

The process of considering all the information about a situation or a person and making a judgement

Usage examples:

Conduct/give/make an assessment the first thing you must do is make an assessment of the situation.…

noun

The act of judging or deciding the amount, value, quality, or importance of something, or the judgment or decision that is made

Usage examples:

Would you say that is a fair assessment of the situation?, both their assessments of production cos…

noun

A flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things.

Usage examples:

He arrived at the children's ward carrying a bag full of toys for the young patients

verb

Put (something) in a bag.

Usage examples:

Customers bagged their own groceries

noun

A container of paper or light plastic that is open at the top, used esp. to hold things you have bought

Usage examples:

A grocery/shopping bag, you can leave your bags in the hotel room, and i’ll send someone up for the…

plural noun

A person's movable possessions.

Usage examples:

She didn't have much baggage with her as most of her belongings had been sent ahead by sea

noun

The things that a person owns, especially those that can be carried

Usage examples:

I put a few personal belongings in a bag and left the house for the last time.

noun

An instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring.

Usage examples:

A case of mistaken identity

verb

Surround in a material or substance.

Usage examples:

The towers are of steel cased in granite

noun

A particular situation or example of something

Usage examples:

We don’t normally accept credits from courses taken at another university, but we’ll make an except…

noun

A medical examination to test your general state of health

Usage examples:

She goes to her doctor for regular check-ups., a dental check-up

verb

Hit (someone) hard.

Usage examples:

If he does that i'll clobber him!

noun

Clothing, personal belongings, or equipment.

Usage examples:

I found all his clobber in the locker

verb

Add enamelled decoration to (porcelain).

Usage examples:

The hateful practice of clobbering oriental porcelain, already begun, pointed a cheap and easy way …

noun

The action of dissecting a body or plant to study its internal parts.

Usage examples:

The dissection of animals for scientific research

noun

The action of cutting something open, especially a dead body or plant, in order to study its structure

Usage examples:

Traditional surgical approaches to spinal pain involve open dissection of soft tissue and bone., th…

noun

The process of examining or considering something in detail, or a piece of work that is the result of doing this

Usage examples:

The novel is really a dissection of nationalism.

adjective

Of a dull greyish-brown colour.

Usage examples:

A dun cow

noun

A dull greyish-brown colour.

Usage examples:

A mutt the colour of dun stood near by, barking every now and again.

verb

Make persistent demands on (someone), especially for payment of a debt.

Usage examples:

After he left oxford he was frequently dunned for his debts

noun

A change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Usage examples:

The lethal effects of hard drugs

verb

Cause (something) to happen; bring about.

Usage examples:

The prime minister effected many policy changes

phrase

Lighting, sounds, and objects that are specially produced for the stage or a film and are intended to make something that does not exist seem real

Usage examples:

This is a movie worth seeing for its effects alone., the film received an oscar for its special eff…

noun

The necessary items for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Suppliers of office equipment

noun

The set of tools, clothing, etc., needed for a particular activity or purpose

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Computer/electrical/farm equipment

noun

The machinery, tools, etc. that you need to do a job

Usage examples:

What are the estimated start-up costs for real estate, construction, and equipment?, industrial mac…

noun

A detailed inspection or study.

Usage examples:

An examination of marketing behaviour

noun

The act or process of carefully looking at someone or something to learn about its condition or to discover facts

Usage examples:

[ c ] you have to have a physical examination/exam in order to get life insurance., [ u ] the evide…

noun

The process of checking something carefully in order to discover new information or prove particular facts

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Examination of sth the review includes a detailed examination of city records., close/comprehensive…

noun

A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels).

Usage examples:

A racing bike with ten-speed gears

verb

Prepare, adjust, or equip for a particular purpose or need.

Usage examples:

They gear workouts to your specific needs

noun

(in a machine) a wheel having pointed parts around the edge that come together with similar parts of other wheels to control how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine

Usage examples:

[ u ] use second gear going up a steep hill., camping gear, [ t ] our program is geared to the need…

noun

A careful look at all the parts of a thing or place, in order to find something

Usage examples:

Police gave the apartment a thorough going-over but failed to find any evidence.

noun

The things that you own other than land and buildings

plural noun

Equipment for an activity or expedition, especially when considered as bulky or an encumbrance.

Usage examples:

She collected her briefcase and other impedimenta

noun

The objects that you need for a particular activity that are heavy or difficult to carry

Usage examples:

We were weighed down with sleeping bags, gas cookers and pans - all the impedimenta of camping.

noun

An act of asking for information.

Usage examples:

The police were making inquiries in all the neighbouring pubs

noun

(the process of asking) a question

Usage examples:

Inquiry about we've seen a rise in inquiries about insurance against flooding., inquiry into i've b…

noun

An official process to discover the facts about something bad that has happened

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A judicial inquiry, inquiry into citizens have demanded a full inquiry into the government's handli…

noun

Careful examination or scrutiny.

Usage examples:

On closer inspection it looked like a fossil

noun

The act of looking at something carefully in order to discover information

Usage examples:

[ u ] at first she suspected that the letter was a forgery, but on closer inspection (= looked at m…

noun

The act of looking at something carefully to check its quality or condition

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Carry out/make an inspection normally you will carry out an inspection of the goods as soon as poss…

noun

The action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research.

Usage examples:

He is under investigation for receiving illicit funds

noun

The act of examining something carefully, esp. to discover the truth about it

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[ c ] a criminal investigation, [ u ] the cause of the fire is under investigation (= is being exam…

noun

The careful examination of a crime, problem, statement, etc., especially to discover the truth

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An investigation into sth an investigation into possible insider dealing has been begun by the stoc…

noun

A set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose.

Usage examples:

A first-aid kit

verb

Provide someone or something with the appropriate clothing or equipment.

Usage examples:

We were all kitted out in life jackets

noun

The young of certain animals, such as the beaver, ferret, and mink.

Usage examples:

Since 1997, 110 black-footed ferret kits have been released on the site.

noun

A quick look

Usage examples:

"have they arrived yet?" "i'll take/have a look-see."

noun

Suitcases or other bags in which to pack personal belongings for travelling.

Usage examples:

Upon landing, we waited and waited for our luggage

noun

The bags or other containers that you take your possessions in when traveling; baggage

Usage examples:

The luggage of our tour group was piled up next to the bus.

noun

All the bags that you take with you when you travel

Usage examples:

Once you have collected your luggage and come through customs, please make your way to the arrivals…

verb

Observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.

Usage examples:

Equipment was installed to monitor air quality

noun

A device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of something.

Usage examples:

A heart monitor

noun

A television receiver used in a studio to select or verify the picture being broadcast from a particular camera.

Usage examples:

The playback can be displayed on an external television screen or monitor

noun

A quick examination of someone or something

Usage examples:

The security guards gave me the once-over.

noun

Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.

Usage examples:

Drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for home improvements

noun

A collection of objects, esp. equipment needed for or connected with a particular activity

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Photography paraphernalia

noun

All the objects needed for or connected with a particular activity

Usage examples:

We sell pots, gloves, seeds and other gardening paraphernalia., bags of cocaine and all sorts of dr…

noun

The action of reading or examining something.

Usage examples:

I continued my perusal of the instructions

noun

The action of reading through something, especially to find the part you are interested in

Usage examples:

He sent a copy of the report to the governors for their perusal., a brief perusal

noun

The state of having, owning, or controlling something.

Usage examples:

She had taken possession of the sofa

noun

A blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.

Usage examples:

The surgeon passes the probe over the surgical site again and excises more specimen if elevated rad…

verb

Physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument.

Usage examples:

Hands probed his body from top to bottom

verb

To search into or examine something

Usage examples:

[ i ] investigators are probing into new evidence in the case., [ t ] using a special instrument, t…

verb

Provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging.

Usage examples:

The catamaran will be rigged as a ketch

noun

The particular way in which a sailing boat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged.

Usage examples:

A ketch rig

noun

A trick or swindle.

noun

Critical observation or examination.

Usage examples:

The policy came under scrutiny last month

noun

The careful and detailed examination of something

Usage examples:

Will the candidates stand up under all that scrutiny?

noun

The careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it

Usage examples:

Be subjected to/come under scrutiny the figures are likely to come under close scrutiny.

noun

The devotion of time and attention to gaining knowledge of an academic subject, especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

The study of english

verb

Devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

I studied classics at college

verb

Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject

noun

Matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied.

Usage examples:

I prefer to buy stuff in sales

verb

Fill (a receptacle or space) tightly with something.

Usage examples:

An old teapot stuffed full of cash

verb

The tangible substance that goes into a physical object

noun

A case with a handle and a hinged lid, used for carrying clothes and other personal possessions.

Usage examples:

Three huge suitcases and a plethora of hand baggage

noun

The equipment required for a task or sport.

Usage examples:

Fishing tackle

verb

Make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task).

Usage examples:

Police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime

verb

Seize and throw down an opponent player carrying the ball

noun

A procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use.

Usage examples:

Both countries carried out nuclear tests in may

verb

Short for test match.

Usage examples:

The first test against new zealand

noun

The shell or integument of some invertebrates and protozoans, especially the chalky shell of a foraminiferan or the tough outer layer of a tunicate.

Usage examples:

The tests of the shells are recrystallized, but the original ornamentation is preserved in very goo…

noun

An object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.

Usage examples:

Look at that metal rail thing over there

noun

A device, product, or part of nature that is not named

Usage examples:

There’s a new thing that seals plastic bags., there are some nice things in the stores on sale righ…

verb

A device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, typically by allowing entry but not exit or by catching hold of a part of the body.

Usage examples:

The squirrels ravaged the saplings, despite the baited traps

verb

Put trappings on (a horse).

Usage examples:

The horses were trapped with black velvet

noun

Basalt or a similar dark, fine-grained igneous rock.

noun

A long arduous journey, especially one made on foot.

Usage examples:

A trek to the south pole

verb

Go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot.

Usage examples:

We trekked through the jungle

verb

To walk a long way or with some difficulty

Usage examples:

Many people trekked for miles to reach safety., it’s a long trek from the railroad station to the s…

noun

A formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

Usage examples:

The newspaper accounts of the trial

verb

Test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.

Usage examples:

Teachers all over the uk are trialling the materials

noun

The examination in a court of law of the facts of a case to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or responsible for an injury to another person

Usage examples:

[ c ] a criminal/civil trial, [ u ] the case will soon go to trial (= begin)., [ u ] she must still…

noun

The main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots.

plural noun

Men's shorts, worn especially for swimming or boxing.

Usage examples:

Bathing trunks

plural noun

Very short pants, esp. worn by men for swimming

Usage examples:

He spent the summer in swim trunks and hawaiian shirts.