Bag or beg?

noun A soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods

verb To put into a bag

noun A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes…

verb informalTo catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting

We bagged three deer yesterday

noun colloquialOne's preference

Acid House is not my bag: I prefer the more traditional styles of music

verb To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something

noun derogatoryAn ugly woman

verb slangTo steal

verb To request the help of someone, often in the form of money

He begged on the street corner from passers-by

noun The act of begging; an imploring request

noun Alternative form of bey

Yaqub Beg (c. 1820 – 1877)

noun Abbreviation of beginning

verb To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat

I beg your pardon. I didn’t mean to cause offence

noun UKderogatoryslangA pretentious, attention-seeking, or eccentric person

Girls told me about not wanting to be seen by boys as "too much", "too loud", "weird", "annoying", a "pick me", or "a beg" (someone looking for attention). They told me how boys…

verb To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction

The way you keep eating raw meat, you're just begging to get tapeworms

verb To obviously lack or be in need of something

A captivating novel that just begs for a movie adaptation