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   sack

   /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 bagpackpouchpocketgunnypoke
   • ▪ the contents of a sack or the amount it can contain: "a sack of flour"
   • 2. a woman's short loose unwaisted dress, typically narrowing at the hem, popular especially in the 1950s.
   • ▪ a woman's long loose dress or gown. historical
   • ▪ a decorative piece of dress material fastened to the shoulders of a woman's gown in loose pleats and forming a long train, fashionable in the 18th century.
   • 3. dismissal from employment: informal "he got the sack for swearing" Similar dismissaldischargeredundancytermination of employmentone's marching ordersinformal:the bootthe bulletthe axethe (old) heave-hothe pushthe bouncethe elbowone's cardsthe chop
   • 4. bed, especially as regarded as a place for sex. informal North American Similar bedkipinformal:pit
   • 5. a base. informal
   • 6. an act of tackling of a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.

   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"
   • 3. put into a sack or sacks: rare "a small part of his wheat had been sacked"

   Word Origin Old Englishsacc, from Latin saccus ‘sack, sackcloth’, from Greek sakkos, of Semitic origin. Sense 1 of the verb dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sackable adjective
   • 2. sack-like adjective

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   What does Sak mean in English?

   • Middle English sak "bag, sackcloth," from early French sacc (same meaning), from Latin saccus "bag" and later Latin saccus "sackcloth," both from Greek sakkos "bag, sackcloth" — related to sack entry 4 from early French sec "dry to the taste, not sweet," from Latin siccus (same meaning)

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   Is sack a noun?

   • [VERB noun] Sack is also a noun . People who make mistakes can be given the sack the same day. When an army sacks a town or city, they destroy it, taking away all valuable things. In 1527 Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome. [VERB noun] Sack is also a noun.

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   What is a gunny sack?

   • Talked all night about burros, gasoline, & camphor balls which he seemed wanting to buy in gunny sack. Sack definition: a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.. See examples of SACK used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if your employer sacks you?

   • Sacks are used to carry or store things such as vegetables or coal . If your employers sack you, they tell you that you can no longer work for them because you have done something that they did not like or because your work was not good enough. He had sacked the teacher as soon as he heard of her misconduct. [VERB noun]

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   • English (US)

     SACK meaning: 1. a large bag made of strong cloth, paper, or...

   • Znaczenie Sack, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SACK definicja: 1. a large bag made of strong cloth, paper,...

   • Sack: Japanese Translation

     sack translate: ずだ袋, 大袋, ～を解雇する, くびにする, ずだ袋（ぶくろ）, 首（くび）にする....

   • Hit The Sack

     HIT THE SACK definition: infml to go to bed in order to...

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     sack - definition, audio pronunciation and more for sack: 1....

   • Sack: French Translation

     SACK translate: sac [masculine], renvoyer, virer, sac,...

   • Sack Spanish Translation

     SACK translate: saco, saqueo, despedir, echar del trabajo,...

   • Bivvy Sack

     bivvy sack definition: a thin, light cover that fits over a...

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   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.

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   sack something (of an army, etc., especially in the past) to destroy things and steal property in a town or building. Rome was sacked by the Goths in 410. The army rebelled and sacked the palace. sack somebody (in American football) to knock down the quarterback.