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LUGGAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cases used to carry belongings when traveling
Synonyms:
baggage; luggage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("luggage" is a kind of...):
case (a portable container for carrying several objects)
Meronyms (parts of "luggage"):
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
strap (an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "luggage"):
bag; grip; suitcase; traveling bag; travelling bag (a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes)
dressing case (a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling)
hand luggage (luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand)
hatbox (a round piece of luggage for carrying hats)
imperial (a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach)
satchel (luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap)
trunk (luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage)
Derivation:
lug (carry with difficulty)
Context examples:
Five attempts have been made. Twice burglars in my pay ransacked her house. Once we diverted her luggage when she travelled. Twice she has been waylaid. There has been no result.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Otherwise why should not her luggage have been openly labelled for Baden?
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
All luggage was gone.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
The luggage has come, and I've been making hay of Amy's Paris finery, trying to find some things I want, said Laurie, coming in the next day to find Mrs. Laurence sitting in her mother's lap, as if being made 'the baby' again.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
If the Deil did have any luggage aboord the ship, I'm thinkin' it was nane ither than that same!
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Mr. Dick leaning thoughtfully on a great kite, such as we had often been out together to fly, with more luggage piled about him!
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
When staying in hotels, put your suitcases on luggage racks instead of the floor.
(Bedbugs, Environmental Protection Agency)
Just be sure you tag your luggage and other possessions.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
"You've brought your luggage with you, haven't you, my dear?" Yes, ma'am.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
A carriage heavily loaded with luggage has passed out during the last hour.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
