Sack - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sæk|  American pronunciation of the word sack
Brit.  |sæk|  British pronunciation of the word sack

noun

- a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases (syn: poke)
- an enclosed space (syn: pocket, pouch, sac)
- the quantity contained in a sack (syn: sackful)
- any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
- a woman's full loose hiplength jacket (syn: sacque)
- a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily (syn: hammock)
- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist (syn: chemise, shift)
- the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
the sack of Rome
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (syn: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sacking)

verb

- plunder (a town) after capture (syn: plunder)
the barbarians sacked Rome
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (syn: can, dismiss, displace, fire, send away, terminate)
- make as a net profit (syn: clear, net)
- put in a sack
The grocer sacked the onions

Extra examples

They sack the temples.

I got the sack from work.

The grocer sacked the onions.

We need about a sack of rice.

They couldn't sack me - I'd done nothing wrong.

He was sacked from every other job he had.

He was sacked for being drunk.

The Goths sacked Rome.

The grocer sacked the onions

She has organized a group of children to participate in a potato sack race

They are liable to sack you if you start complaining about your salary.

The sugar in the sack shook down.

Great sport to them was jumping in a sack.

Put the rest into a sack to take to the dump.

He would sack any of his staff who fell short of his high standards.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: sack
he/she/it: sacks
present participle: sacking
past tense: sacked
past participle: sacked
noun
singular: sack
plural: sacks
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