HyperDic: grab_bag

English > 2 senses of the expression grab bag:
NOUNgroupgrab bagan assortment of miscellaneous items
artifactgrab baga container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents
English > grab bag: 2 senses > noun 1, group
MeaningAn assortment of miscellaneous items.
Broaderassortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motleyA collection containing a variety of sorts of things
English > grab bag: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents.
BroadercontainerAny object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

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