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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.
- the sack, Informal. dismissal or discharge, as from a job:
to get the sack.
- the sack, Slang. 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
- Slang. to go to bed; fall asleep.
sack
2[ sak ]
verb (used with object)
noun
- the plundering of a captured place; pillage:
the sack of Troy.
Synonyms: ruin, destruction
sack
3[ sak ]
noun
- a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
sack
1/ sæk /
noun
- a large bag made of coarse cloth, thick paper, etc, used as a container
- Also calledsackful the amount contained in a sack, sometimes used as a unit of measurement
- a woman's loose tube-shaped dress
- Also calledsacque a woman's full loose hip-length jacket, worn in the 18th and mid-20th centuries
- short for rucksack
- 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 Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)bye
- the sack informal.dismissal from employment
- a slang word for bed
- hit the sack slang.to go to bed
- rough as sacksuncouth
verb
- informal.to dismiss from employment
- to put into a sack or sacks
sack
2/ sæk /
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/ sæk /
noun
- archaic.any dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from SW Europe
Derived Forms
- ˈsackˌlike, adjective
- ˈsacker, noun
Other Words From
- sack·like adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sack1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sack1
Origin of sack2
Origin of sack3
Idioms and Phrases
- hit the sack, Slang. to go to bed; go to sleep:
He never hits the sack before midnight.
- leave holding the sack. bag ( def 30 ).
More idioms and phrases containing sack
In addition to the idiom beginning with sack , also see get the ax (sack) ; hit the hay (sack) ; sad sack .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He was sacked repeatedly with a young offensive line.
How the Chargers can win: The Texans defense thrives on sacks and interceptions.
Dyche's sacking on Thursday evening just as preparations were being finalised for the cup tie came as a real shock - not because it happened, but the nature of how it transpired.
The ideal scenario of sending Dyche on his way with gratitude in the summer has not come about, so less than a month into their stewardship the Friedkin Group have made their first managerial sacking.
The star safety has re-established himself as one of the league’s top defensive backs, earning a fourth Pro Bowl nomination and notching a career-best 5½ sacks while anchoring a secondary that has started 10 players.
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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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