sack
/sæk/
NOUN
1. A large bag for storing or carrying goods
A bag, usually made of strong, coarse material, used for storing, carrying, or transporting commodities and other items.
1.1. Bags and carrying containers
A large bag or flexible container used to hold, store, or carry goods and personal belongings.
Synonyms
- bag
- backpack
- knapsack
- rucksack
- haversack
- duffel bag
- kit bag
- satchel
- pouch
- pack
- carryall
- tote
- handbag
- shopping bag
- traveling bag
Examples
- The grocery store clerk asked if I wanted paper or plastic for my sack.
- After a long day at work, she tossed her sack of belongings onto the floor.
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NOUN
2. The amount contained in a sack
The quantity or amount of material that a sack can hold; historically, also a measure of capacity or weight that varied according to the commodity and local usage.
2.1. A quantity or load
An amount of goods or material collected, stored, or transported together.
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NOUN
3. The plundering of a captured town or city
The act of capturing a town or city and violently looting or pillaging it, especially during warfare.
3.1. Pillaging and destruction
The violent seizure of property and goods from a captured place, often accompanied by destruction and devastation.
Synonyms
- pillage
- plunder
- looting
- ransacking
- ravaging
- depredation
- spoliation
Examples
- The sack of the city left its inhabitants without homes or possessions.
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NOUN
4. Loot or booty obtained by pillaging
Goods, valuables, or other property seized from an enemy or captured place through plundering.
4.1. Stolen goods and spoils
Property or valuables taken by force or obtained through the plundering of a captured place.
Synonyms
- loot
- booty
- plunder
- spoils
Related Words
- treasure
- pillage
- ransacking
- seizure
- war spoils
NOUN
5. Dismissal from employment
The termination or discharge of a person from a job or position, commonly expressed as giving someone the sack or getting the sack.
5.1. Firing and job termination
The act of removing an employee from a job or position, either by dismissal or termination of employment.
Synonyms
- dismissal
- discharge
- termination
- firing
- layoff
- pink slip
Antonyms
- employment
- hiring
- recruitment
- engagement
Related Words
- redundancy
- furlough
- retirement
- severance
- job loss
NOUN
6. A bed or a place to sleep
A bed or sleeping place, especially in informal expressions such as hit the sack.
6.1. Sleeping and resting
A bed or sleeping place where someone lies down to rest or sleep.
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7. A variety of dry Spanish wine
A light-colored dry wine formerly imported from Spain or the Canary Islands, especially a type of sherry.
7.1. Spanish wine and sherry
A historical variety of dry, often strong, white wine from Spain or the Canary Islands.
Synonyms
- sherry
Related Words
- wine
- dry wine
- white wine
- Canary wine
NOUN
8. A bag or pouch within a plant or animal
A sac-like structure or enclosed cavity inside a plant or animal, typically containing fluid or other material.
8.1. Biological sacs and pouches
An enclosed bag-like structure within a living organism that holds fluid or other substances.
Synonyms
- sac
- pouch
- bag
Related Words
- cavity
- bladder
- membrane
- capsule
- vesicle
VERB
9. To put something into a sack
To place or pack something into one or more sacks for storage, handling, or transportation.
9.1. Packing into bags or containers
Putting goods, materials, or other items into sacks or bags.
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VERB
10. To carry something in a sack
To transport or bear something in a sack, typically carried on the back or shoulders.
10.1. Carrying and transporting goods
Moving or transporting goods and materials inside a sack carried on the back or shoulders.
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11. To plunder or pillage a captured place
To loot, rob, or pillage a place, especially after capturing it during warfare.
11.1. Looting and pillaging
To seize goods and valuables by force from a captured town, city, or other place.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- protect
- guard
- preserve
Examples
- The mischievous kids planned to sack the principal's office with water balloons during the school carnival.
Related Words
- raid
- devastate
- desecrate
- destroy
- rifle
VERB
12. To dismiss someone from a job
To discharge or remove someone from employment or a position.
12.1. Firing and dismissing employees
To terminate someone's employment or remove them from an official position.
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VERB
13. To fall asleep
To go to sleep or settle down for a period of rest, especially in the informal expression sack out.
13.1. Going to sleep
To lie down and fall asleep, usually after becoming tired.
Synonyms
- doss
- kip