English dictionary
sack
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
noun
- the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
noun
- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
noun
- a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
noun
- a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
noun
- a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
noun
- any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
noun
- the quantity contained in a sack
noun
- an enclosed space
verb
- put in a sack
verb
- make as a net profit
verb
- plunder (a town) after capture
verb
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Example sentences
the sack of Rome
the trapped miners found a pocket of air
The grocer sacked the onions
The company cleared $1 million
the barbarians sacked Rome
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers