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Sack has 19 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

"She placed her groceries into the brown paper sack before heading out the door."

2

an enclosed space

"the trapped miners found a pocket of air"

3

the quantity contained in a sack

"We need to buy three sacks of potatoes for the dinner party."

4

any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

"After visiting Jerez, we enjoyed a bottle of sack at the seaside restaurant in Cadiz."

5

a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

"She wore a stylish sack over her dress to keep warm in the cool evening air."

6

a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily

"The children laughed as they jumped on the sack, which swung easily in the warm breeze."

7

a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

"She wore an elegant sack gown to the garden party that flowed freely down to her ankles."

8

the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter

"the sack of Rome"

9

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

"The manager decided to sack three employees for violating company policy."

10

A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

"The old slang term was often spelled as sack to mean sacrifice, though it is now considered an archaic variant."

11

A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.

12

Dated form of sac (“pouch in a plant or animal”).

13

Alternative spelling of sac (“sacrifice”)

In plain English: A sack is a large bag used for carrying things.

"He bought some potatoes to fill his large sack for dinner."

Usage: Avoid confusing this noun with "sack" as a verb meaning to fire someone or destroy something by violence. When referring to the bag, do not use it interchangeably with "bag" in formal writing where precision regarding material and size is required.

Verb
1

plunder (a town) after capture

"the barbarians sacked Rome"

2

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

"The boss fired his secretary today"

"The company terminated 25% of its workers"

3

make as a net profit

"The company cleared $1 million"

4

put in a sack

"The grocer sacked the onions"

5

To put in a sack or sacks.

"The old scribe sometimes spelled 'sac' as 'sack', but in this context, the word means to sacrifice something valuable."

6

Alternative spelling of sac (“sacrifice”)

In plain English: To sack someone means to fire them from their job.

"The company decided to sack three employees after they broke their contracts."

Example Sentences
"He bought some potatoes to fill his large sack for dinner." noun
"He decided to buy an extra sack of potatoes for the week." noun
"The farmer carried two heavy sacks of grain on his back." noun
"We need more trash sacks before we can clean up the garage." noun
"The company decided to sack three employees after they broke their contracts." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
engage
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bag cavity containerful white wine jacket bed dress plundering termination take remove profit encase
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
doggie bag grocery bag superannuation conge removal deactivation honorable discharge dishonorable discharge Section Eight retire pension off clean out furlough squeeze out dismiss

Origin

The word "sack" comes from the Old English sacc, which was borrowed via Latin and Ancient Greek to mean a bag made of coarse cloth. It entered Middle English with this same meaning before evolving into its modern sense of destroying something by throwing it in such a container or beating someone severely.

Rhyming Words
ack cack fack yack lack rack nack mack hack tack zack gack pack back wack jack shack slack chack wrack
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