TEA BAG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tea bag mean? 

• TEA BAG (noun)
  The noun TEA BAG has 2 senses:

1. a measured amount of tea in a bag for an individual serving of tea

2. small paper bag holding a measure of tea

  Familiarity information: TEA BAG used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEA BAG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A measured amount of tea in a bag for an individual serving of tea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("tea bag" is a kind of...):

tea; tea leaf (dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small paper bag holding a measure of tea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tea bag" is a kind of...):

bag (a flexible container with a single opening)