Pronunciation

/bəˈgeɪʒ/

Definitions

Noun

1. Luggage: The personal belongings, especially clothes and other items carried while traveling. Example: “The airline lost her checked baggage.”
2. Burden: Emotional or psychological issues that one carries with them. Example: “Financial stress was a heavy baggage for the family.”
3. Weight: The amount of luggage or goods carried by a person or animal. Example: “Each passenger is allowed a certain amount of baggage on the flight.”

Verb

1. To carry or transport (luggage). Example: “She helped me with my baggage at the airport.”
2. To bring up or discuss past problems or issues. Example: “Let’s not baggage the conversation with old arguments.”

Phrases

• “Checking in baggage” at an airport.
• “Carrying too much baggage” (figurative sense).
• “Baggage claim” at a terminal to retrieve luggage.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “I had to leave some of my baggage behind since it exceeded the weight limit.”
• Verb: “After the flight, we collected our baggage from the carousel.”
• Emotional baggage: “She finally decided to let go of the emotional baggage from her past relationship.”

Synonyms

• Luggage
• Suitcase
• Valuables
• Effects
• Load
• Psychological load
• Emotional load
• Past issues
• Troublesome memories