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sack
1[sak]
noun
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
the amount a sack holds.
a bag.
a sack of candy.
Informal.the sack, dismissal or discharge, as from a job.
to get the sack.
Slang.the sack, bed, often as the site of sexual activity.
It's past noon, but I bet that lazybones is still in the sack.
If you want the relationship to be more than just a night in the sack, you have to work at it.
Also sacque
a loose-fitting dress, as a gown with a Watteau back, especially one fashionable in the late 17th century and much of the 18th century.
a loose-fitting coat, jacket, or cape.
Baseball.a base.
South Midland U.S.the udder of a cow.
verb (used with object)
to put into a sack or sacks.
Football.to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before the quarterback is able to throw a pass.
Informal.to dismiss or discharge, as from a job.
verb phrase
Slangto go to bed; fall asleep.
sack
2[sak]
verb (used with object)
to pillage or loot after capture; plunder.
to sack a city.
Synonyms: ,
noun
the plundering of a captured place; pillage.
the sack of Troy.
Synonyms: ,
sack
3[sak]
noun
a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
sack
1/ æ /
noun
a large bag made of coarse cloth, thick paper, etc, used as a container
Also called: sackful.the amount contained in a sack, sometimes used as a unit of measurement
a woman's loose tube-shaped dress
Also called: sacque.a woman's full loose hip-length jacket, worn in the 18th and mid-20th centuries
short for rucksack
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): bye.cricket a run scored off a ball not struck by the batsman: allotted to the team as an extra and not to the individual batsman
informaldismissal from employment
a slang word for bed
slangto go to bed
uncouth
verb
informalto dismiss from employment
to put into a sack or sacks
sack
2/ æ /
noun
the plundering of a place by an army or mob, usually involving destruction, slaughter, etc
American football a tackle on a quarterback which brings him down before he has passed the ball
verb
(tr) to plunder and partially destroy (a place)
American football to tackle and bring down a quarterback before he has passed the ball
sack
3/ æ /
noun
archaicany dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from SW Europe
Other Word Forms
- sacklike adjective
- ˈˌ adjective
- ˈ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of sack1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sack1
Origin of sack2
Origin of sack3
Idioms and Phrases
leave holding the sack. bag.
hit the sack, to go to bed; go to sleep.
He never hits the sack before midnight.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Last Saturday, the GHF controversy deepened as one of the world's top consulting firms, Boston Consulting Group, said it had sacked two partners for their role in helping to set up the foundation.
The dysfunctional nature of Spurs was graphically illustrated by chairman Daniel Levy's decision to follow his long-term habit of sacking managers who do not win trophies by sacking the one who finally did.
Mack, who signed a reported one-year, $18 million deal, had six sacks and 39 tackles last season, a stark drop from his resurgent 2023 that featured a career-high 17 sacks and 75 tackles.
"In the private sector, people would be sacked," he added.
Dr Bruce Scott, president of the American Medical Association, a professional organisation for American doctors, said mass sacking "upends a transparent process that has saved countless lives."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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