sack

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Noun

1. A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
2. The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).
3. The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.
   • the sack of Rome
4. Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
5. A successful tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.
6. One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.
   • He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second.
7. Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position.
   • give (someone) the sack
   • get the sack
   • The boss is gonna give her the sack today.
   • He got the sack for being late all the time.
8. Bed.
   • hit the sack
   • in the sack
9. A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or cape.
10. A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.
11. The scrotum.
    • He got passed the ball, but it hit him in the sack.
12. Any disposable bag.

Verb

1. To put in a sack or sacks.
   • Help me sack the groceries.
2. To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
3. To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
   • The barbarians sacked Rome in 410 CE.
   • My sister wants to sack Tokyo.
4. To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.
5. To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
   • He was sacked last September.
6. To give up on, to abandon, delay, to not think about someone or something.
   • Sack the homework.
   • Sack him, let's run.

Noun

1. A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.

Noun

1. Dated form of sac (“pouch in a plant or animal”).

Verb

1. Alternative spelling of sac (“sacrifice”).

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of sac (“sacrifice”).

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