SACK

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Definition

  1. verb plunder (a town) after capture. — synonyms: plunder
  2. verb terminate the employment of. — synonyms: displace, fire, give_notice, can, dismiss, give_the_axe, send_away, force_out
  3. verb make as a net profit. — synonyms: net, sack_up, clear
  4. verb put in a sack.
  5. noun a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases. — synonyms: poke, paper_bag, carrier_bag
  6. noun an enclosed space. — synonyms: pouch, sac, pocket
  7. noun the quantity contained in a sack. — synonyms: sackful
  8. noun any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry).
  9. noun a woman's full loose hiplength jacket. — synonyms: sacque
  10. noun a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees). — synonyms: hammock
  11. noun a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist. — synonyms: chemise, shift
  12. noun the plundering of a place by an army or mob.
  13. noun the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). — synonyms: dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sacking

Examples

  • “The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath.”
  • “The sack of Rome.”
  • “He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second.”

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