Word Frequency
sack1 (sæk
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Definitions
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
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- 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
- (cricket, Australian) 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
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See the sack
- a slang word for bed
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See hit the sack
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See rough as sacks
verb
- (informal) to dismiss from employment
- to put into a sack or sacks
Derived Forms
ˈsackˌlike adjectiveWord Origin
Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag, from Greek sakkos; related to Hebrew saqsack2 (sæk
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Definitions
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
Derived Forms
ˈsacker nounWord Origin
C16: from French phrase mettre à sac, literally: to put (loot) in a sack, from Latin saccussack1Translations for 'sack'
- British English: sack A sack is a large bag made of rough woven material....a sack of potatoes.sæk NOUNbag
- Arabic: جُوَالِق
- Brazilian Portuguese: saco
- Chinese: 麻袋
- Croatian: vreća
- Czech: pytel
- Danish: sæk
- Dutch: zaktas
- European Spanish: saco
- Finnish: säkki
- French: sac
- German: Sack Säcke
- Greek: σακί
- Italian: sacco
- Japanese: 大袋
- Korean: 부대가방
- Norwegian: sekk
- Polish: worek
- Portuguese: saco
- Romanian: sac saci
- Russian: мешок
- Spanish: saco
- Swedish: säck
- Thai: กระสอบไล่ออก
- Turkish: çuval
- Ukrainian: мішок
- Vietnamese: bao tải
- British English: sack If your employers give you the sack, they tell you to leave your job.One girl got the sack for telling lies.sæk NOUNdismissal
- Arabic: صَرْففصل
- Brazilian Portuguese: demissão
- Chinese: 解雇
- Croatian: otkaz
- Czech: vyhazov
- Danish: fyring
- Dutch: ontslag
- European Spanish: despido
- Finnish: potkut
- French: renvoi
- German: Entlassung
- Greek: απόλυση
- Italian: licenziamento
- Japanese: 解雇
- Korean: 해고
- Norwegian: oppsigelse
- Polish: zwolnieniezdymisjonowanie
- Portuguese: demissão
- Romanian: concediere concedieri
- Russian: увольнение
- Spanish: despido
- Swedish: sparken
- Thai: ไล่ออก
- Turkish: işten atma
- Ukrainian: звільнення
- Vietnamese: sự sa thải
- British English: sack If your employers sack you, they tell you to leave your job.He was sacked from that job this month.sæk VERB
- Arabic: يَصْرِفُ مِنَ الـخِدْمَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: demitir
- Chinese: 开除
- Croatian: otpustiti
- Czech: vyhodit z práce vyhazovat z práce
- Danish: fyre
- Dutch: ontslaan
- European Spanish: echar del trabajo
- Finnish: antaa potkut
- French: renvoyerlicenciement
- German: entlassen
- Greek: διώχνω
- Italian: licenziare
- Japanese: 首にする
- Korean: 부대에 담다
- Norwegian: gi sparken
- Polish: zwolnić zwalniać
- Portuguese: demitir
- Romanian: a concedia
- Russian: увольнять
- Spanish: echar del trabajo
- Swedish: avskeda
- Thai: ปลดออกจากงาน
- Turkish: işten atmak
- Ukrainian: звільняти звільнити
- Vietnamese: sa thải
Example Sentences Including 'sack'
Corus had already said it would sack 12,000 workers, most of them in Britain.Globe and Mail (2003)
He knows that success brings the plaudits - failure only brings the sack.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2003)
He took out the double bedsheet which had been drawn into a sack like laundry.INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
He was captured in Sudan in 1994 and brought to France in a sack.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Here from inside the harem are the ultimate secrets of the sack.Maxim (2004)
That's what I saw - a man in a hooded cloak with a sack on his back.Pretty Maids all in a Row
The film signals each and every life lesson by pulling in close on Spade's sad sack face.Globe and Mail (2003)
There was a shovel by the back door and a polypropylene sack of what looked like tools.A DARKENING STAIN (2002)
They took the longer, shallower path, and Paolo swung his sack over his shoulder before steadying himself for the route ahead.THE COLOUR OF HEAVEN (2003)
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