Sack

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Noun

sack, plural sacks

bag, device for carrying things in
An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, containing 13 stone or 182 pounds.
Quotations
- 1882: Generally, however, the stone or petra, almost always of 14 lbs., is used, the tod of 28 lbs., and the sack of thirteen stone. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 209.

Synonyms

bag
tote
grocery bag

Noun

sack

(slang) bed (I'm tired, I'm going to hit the sack)
a variety of wine from Spain or the Canary Islands

Verb

sack, present participle sacking, past and past particple sacked

Transitive verb

fire or remove someone (from a job)
"He was sacked last September."

Synonyms

can
dismiss
fire
lay off
terminate

Verb

to sack

to pillage, loot

WordNet Definitions

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1. sack, poke, paper bag, carrier bag -- (a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases).
2. pouch, sac, sack, pocket -- (an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air").
3. sack, sackful -- (the quantity contained in a sack).
4. sack -- (any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)).
5. sack, sacque -- (a woman's full loose hiplength jacket).
6. hammock, sack -- (a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily).
7. chemise, sack, shift -- (a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist).
8. sack -- (the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome").
9. dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking -- (the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)).

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1. sack, plunder -- (plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome").
2. fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate -- (terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers").
3. net, sack, sack up, clear -- (make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million").
4. sack -- (put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions").

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