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Meaning of "sick bag" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SICK BAG

sick bag  [sɪk bæɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SICK BAG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sick bag is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SICK BAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sick bag in the English dictionary

The definition of sick bag in the dictionary is a bag provided on an aircraft or ship as a receptacle for vomit.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SICK BAG


airbag
ˈɛəbæɡ
bag
bæɡ
beanbag
ˈbiːnˌbæɡ
boil-in-the-bag
ˌbɔɪlɪnðəˈbæɡ
dirtbag
ˈdɜːtˌbæɡ
footbag
ˈfʊtˌbæɡ
handbag
ˈhændˌbæɡ
mailbag
ˈmeɪlˌbæɡ
scumbag
ˈskʌmˌbæɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SICK BAG

sick
sick as a parrot
sick bay
sick building syndrome
sick day
sick headache
sick leave
sick list
sick note
sick pay
sick-dog
sick-making
sick-out
sickbay
sickbed
sicked
sickee
sicken
sickener
sickening

WORDS THAT END LIKE SICK BAG

air bag
beach bag
bean bag
black bag
body bag
carry-on bag
clutch bag
duffle bag
dust bag
in the bag
ink bag
let the cat out of the bag
mixed bag
overnight bag
paper bag
plastic bag
shopping bag
shoulder bag
sleeping bag
tote bag

Synonyms and antonyms of sick bag in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sick bag» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SICK BAG

Find out the translation of sick bag to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sick bag from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sick bag» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

呕吐袋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bolsa de mareo
570 millions of speakers

English

sick bag
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीमार बैग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حقيبة مريضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

больным мешок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saco para o enjoo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসুস্থ ব্যাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sac malades
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beg sakit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spucktüte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エチケット袋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아픈 가방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tas lara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

túi bệnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நோய்வாய்ப்பட்ட பையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आजारी पिशवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hasta çantası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

borsa malato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chory torba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хворим мішок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sac bolnav
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άρρωστο τσάντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

siek sak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sjuk påse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

syk bag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sick bag

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SICK BAG»

The term «sick bag» is normally little used and occupies the 143.060 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SICK BAG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sick bag» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sick bag» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sick bag

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SICK BAG»

Discover the use of sick bag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sick bag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Head Count
They found it in a sick bag.' 'A sick bag?' 'Well, yes. On the bus. They hang them from the sides of the seats. The driver said it must have fallen in there.' 'Well no- one would put a phone in a sick bag on purpose, would they, eh?' said Sands ...
Russell Cruse
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Only the Makers Name
Then there was the case of “Sod the sick bag, get the pilot instead”. Returning from the mountains we were 500 ft. above Crib Goch one afternoon when I noticed the young man sitting next to me was sweating profusely and generally fidgeting ...
Ray Blyth, 2012
3
Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
J. Hyams. sick bag esp. Br. a bag for vomiting into. sicken/ be sickening for smth. Br. be about tobecome ill: Youare sickening for something – R. Westall. sickening Br. col. making sb. feel jealous. sickie esp. Br. Aus. col. /Br. throw a sickie, Aus.
V. S. Matyushenkov, 2010
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The New Normal: “Yeah. Whatever…”
As soon as the bed was in place in the ER, I was violently ill again. It's very humbling to be that weak and sick in front of your own son; butJeremiah was very kind and attentive, holding the non-sick-bag hand throughout the attack. I don't know ...
Rachel L. Vrudny, 2013
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The Chambers Dictionary
vt (obs) to make sickly-looking, impart an unhealthy hue to; to make sentimental or mawkish. — n sick ness — n sick o (chiefly NAm) a mentally ill person; a crazy or deranged person; a pervert ( y/sick osl. — adj perverted; macabre. — sick bag  ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
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Media Discourses
Table 3.1 Analysis of the FHM sentence Actors Process Acted uPons Circumstance [you] Keep the sick bag close at hand FHM delves into the chilling . . . deep fantasies of German Armin Meiwes [imagined actor of the kill, grill 'im fantasy] ...
Matheson, Donald, 2005
7
Even More Ketchup than Salsa: The Final Dollop
I considered my options: a) smile, nod and feign intense concentration as I study the instructions on the sick bag, b) acknowledge my pallor and reveal adislike of the outdoors, c) admit thatI livein Tenerife. The last option Iknewtobe particularly ...
Joe Cawley, 2014
8
Sick Sad Little World
I pick up the remote and start to flick through the channels. News. Dull. Cooking programme. Dull Some emotional drama. Sick bag at the ready. Fed up and the need for some sleep weighing down heavily on me, I decide to head off to bed.
Ian Canning
9
From Coolidge to Kauai: (and Stops in Between)
Samantha broke off and laughed gleefully as Lou grabbed for the sick bag. Later, Lou tried to sleep but he was still feeling sick. He noticed Samantha appeared to be napping without any problem, even though she had her hand over Crystal's ...
J. Marc. Merrill, 2012
10
Travels on the Breadline: Cycling into Adventure Across The ...
The sight churned me up, especially as it was in the café. I was worried about Malc and hoped he'd be coping. But it was no use going back without any bags. At last a man came by, filling up the sick-bag dispensers along the wall. I grabbed a ...
Fran Adams, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SICK BAG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sick bag is used in the context of the following news items.
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Airplane uproar as passenger lets child urinate into sick bag
A Vietnam Airlines passenger has come under fire for letting her son urinate into a sick bag in his seat, instead of using the airplane toilets. The unsavoury ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Le Quyen's 'son urinated into airsickness bag on Vietnam Airlines flight
A singer is being criticised after she allegedly allowed her son to urinate into a sick bag in his seat on a Vietnam Airlines flight. A photo of a woman, believed to ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
James McElvar passes out on EasyJet flight after wearing 12 layers …
James said: 'The woman told me either one of my bags went in the hold or we ... Without any sick bags on board, he was given a transparent bin bag in case he ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
The Sick Bag Song By Nick Cave - book review: A page-turning …
Cave began his scrawled and doodled entries for each leg of last year's jaunt round North America on airline sick bags, as you do, then expanded each one into ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
5
Nick Cave: The Sick Bag Song – exclusive video
The Sick Bag Song is Nick Cave's exploration of love, inspiration and memory shaped around the events of his 2014 tour of North America. It began life as a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
The Sick Bag Song by Nick Cave review: in-flight doodling from a …
The Sick Bag Song is a hybrid of prose, poem and travelogue (written, as the title suggests, on white airplane sick bags). It has all the disjointedness of snatched ... «Irish Times, May 15»
7
Nick Cave's 'The Sick Bag Song,' an Epic Poem Composed on Tour
“I think we all do it, don't we?” Mr. Cave said in a recent interview in Manhattan. “You're on a plane, and you need a piece of paper, and you reach for a sick bag. «New York Times, Apr 15»
8
Nick Cave's new book: taken from sick bag scribbles
Cave is not offering his gobbings along with his latest literary utterance, but perhaps the next best thing – the chance to own a unique Nick Cave airline sick bag. «Scotsman, Apr 15»
9
Nick Cave is not a Fan of the Sick Bags on United Flights
But, on Wednesday evening at the Egyptian Theatre, Cave shook up his daily activity, not only reading from his new book, Sick Bag Songs, and screening short ... «LA Magazine, Apr 15»
10
Sick bags as scribble pads? Only singer Nick Cave could have done it
As the photographs prefacing each chapter of his new book show, The Sick Bag Song began life as a wide-ranging collection of pensées scribbled on those ... «The National, Apr 15»

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