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- Dictionarysack/sak/
noun
- 1. a large bag made of a strong material such as hessian, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods. Similar
- 2. a woman's short loose unwaisted dress, typically narrowing at the hem, popular especially in the 1950s.
verb
- 1. dismiss from employment: informal "any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot"
- 2. tackle (a quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before they can throw a pass: "Oregon intercepted five of his passes and sacked him five times"
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SACK definition: 1. a large bag made of strong cloth, paper, or plastic, used to store large amounts of something…. Learn more.
The meaning of SACK is a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas). How to use sack in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sack.
A sack is a bag. In some parts of the country, store clerks put your stuff in a sack, but in other parts the same stuff goes in a bag. Sack is also an exciting verb. While a sack is often just a bag, as a verb it can do a lot more. A boss might sack, or fire, an employee who’s no longer needed.
a large bag made of strong cloth, paper, or plastic, used to store large amounts of something: The corn was stored in large sacks. a sack of potatoes / coal / flour. See also.
1. a. A bag, especially one made of strong material for holding grain or objects in bulk. b. The amount that a sack can hold: sold two sacks of rice. 2. also sacque A short loose-fitting garment for women and children. 3. Slang Dismissal from employment: finally got the sack after a year of ineptitude. 4.
Sack definition: a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.. See examples of SACK used in a sentence.
[VERB noun] An airport worker who was sacked for wearing a nose stud has won back her job. [VERB noun] Sack is also a noun. People who make mistakes can be given the sack the same day. 3. verb. When an army sacks a town or city, they destroy it, taking away all valuable things.
SACK definition: 1. a large bag made of paper, plastic, or cloth and used to carry or store things 2. When someone…. Learn more.
Definition of sack noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. sack. noun. /sæk/ Idioms. [countable] a large bag with no handles, made of strong rough material or strong paper or plastic, used for storing and carrying, for example flour, coal, etc. They filled the sacks with potatoes. bulging sacks of toys. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
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.
