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sack
(s/&/k )

noun (n)

  • a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    carrier bag, paper bag, poke
    source: wordnet30
  • an enclosed space(noun.shape)
    Synonym:
    pocket, pouch, sac
    source: wordnet30
  • the quantity contained in a sack(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    sackful
    source: wordnet30
  • any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)(noun.food)
    source: wordnet30
  • a woman's full loose hiplength jacket(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    sacque
    source: wordnet30
  • a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    hammock
    source: wordnet30
  • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    chemise, shift
    source: wordnet30
  • the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter(noun.act)
    Example:
    The sack of Rome.
    source: wordnet30
  • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sacking
    source: wordnet30
  • A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind; a receptacle made of some kind of pliable material, as cloth, leather, and the like; a large pouch.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The pillage or plunder, as of a town or city; the storm and plunder of a town; devastation; ravage.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • plunder (a town) after capture(verb.possession)
    Example:
    The barbarians sacked Rome.
    Synonym:
    plunder
    source: wordnet30
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, send away, terminate
    Antonym:
    employ, engage, hire
    source: wordnet30
  • make as a net profit(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    clear, net, sack up
    source: wordnet30
  • put in a sack(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The grocer sacked the onions.
    source: wordnet30
  • To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To plunder or pillage, as a town or city; to devastate; to ravage.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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