English Dictionary
Definition of “sack”
1sack1 (sæk
)
Definitions
noun
- a large bag made of coarse cloth, thick paper, etc, used as a container
- sackfulthe amount contained in a sack, sometimes used as a unit of measurement
- a woman's loose tube-shaped dress
- Also called sacquea 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 bye
- See the sack
- a slang word for bed
- See hit the sack
- See rough as sacks
verb (tr)
- informal to dismiss from employment
- to put into a sack or sacks
Alternative Forms
ˈsackˌlike adjective Word Origin
Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag, from Greek sakkos ; related to Hebrew saq
Synonyms
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dismiss,
fire,
axe,
discharge,
kick out,
give (someone) the boot give (someone) his marching orders
kiss off,
give (someone) the push give (someone) the bullet give (someone) his books give (someone) the elbow give (someone) his cards give someone his or her P45 kennet
jeff,
2sack2 (sæk)
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
Alternative Forms
ˈsacker noun Word Origin
C16: from French phrase mettre à sac, literally: to put (loot) in a sack, from Latin saccussackC16: from French phrase literally: to put (loot) in a sack, from Latin 1
Synonyms
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plunder,
loot,
pillage,
destroy,
strip,
rob,
raid,
ruin,
devastate,
spoil,
rifle,
demolish,
ravage,
lay waste,
despoil,
maraud,
depredate,
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plundering,
looting,
pillage,
waste,
rape,
ruin,
destruction,
ravage,
plunder,
devastation,
depredation,
despoliation,
rapine,
3sack3 (sæk)
Definitions
noun
- archaic or ®any dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from SW Europe
Word Origin
C16 wyne seck, from French vin sec dry wine, from Latin siccus dry
Translations
- British English:
sack
A sack is a large bag made of rough woven material....a sack of potatoes.sæk NOUN ...a sack of potatoes.
- Spanish:
saco
nm
- French:
sac
nm
- German:
Sack
nm Säcke
- Chinese: 麻袋 n
- Arabic: جُوَالِق n
- Portuguese: saco nm
- Russian: мешок nm
- Croatian: vreća nf
- Czech: pytel nm
- Danish: sæk nutr
- Dutch: zak nm
- Finnish: säkki n
- Greek: σακί nnt
- Italian: sacco nm
- Japanese: 大袋 n
- Korean: 부대 n
- Norwegian: sekk nm
- Polish: worek nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: saco nm
- European Spanish:
saco
nm
- Swedish: säck nutr
- Thai: กระสอบ n
- Turkish: çuval n
- Vietnamese: bao tải n
- 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 NOUN One girl got the sack for telling lies.
- Spanish:
despido
nm
- French:
renvoi
nm
- German:
Entlassung
nf
- Chinese: 解雇 n
- Arabic: صَرْف n
- Portuguese: demissão nf
- Russian: увольнение nnt
- Croatian: otkaz nm
- Czech: vyhazov nm
- Danish: fyring nutr
- Dutch: ontslag nnt
- Finnish: potkut npl
- Greek: απόλυση nf
- Italian: licenziamento nm
- Japanese: 解雇 n
- Korean: 해고 n
- Norwegian: oppsigelse nm
- Polish: zwolnienie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: demissão nf
- European Spanish:
despido
nm
- Swedish: sparken nutr
- Thai: ไล่ออก n
- Turkish: işten atma n
- Vietnamese: sự sa thải n
- 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 He was sacked from that job this month.
- Spanish: echar del trabajo v
- French:
renvoyer
vt
- German:
entlassen
v
- Chinese: 开除 v
- Arabic: يَصْرِفُ مِنَ الـخِدْمَة v
- Portuguese: demitir v
- Russian: увольнять v
- Croatian: otpustiti v
- Czech: vyhodit z práce v vyhazovat z práce
- Danish: fyre v
- Dutch: ontslaan v
- Finnish: antaa potkut v
- Greek: διώχνω v
- Italian: licenziare v
- Japanese: 首にする v
- Korean: 부대에 담다 v
- Norwegian: gi sparken v
- Polish: zwolnić v zwalniać
- Brazilian Portuguese: demitir v
- European Spanish: echar del trabajo v
- Swedish: avskeda v
- Thai: ทำลาย v
- Turkish: işten atmak v
- Vietnamese: sa thải v
Usage examples
It is an insult to a man's dignity to hoist him up like a sack of potatoes.
Forbes, Colin, Cover Story (1986)He has also threatened to sack all dissidents out of the 40,000 workers in the state oil company (14).
Spiked (2003)A neighbour, returning late with a small sack of groceries, shakes his head at his countrymen.
Globe and Mail (2003)He was captured in Sudan in 1994 and brought to France in a sack.
Glasgow Herald (2001)So far the English had not seen fit to sack the city of Dublin.
Pizzey, Erin, For the Love of a Stranger (1994)
