sack

The word “sack” has 1 syllable: sack

It's pronounced as /sæk/

What is synonym and antonym for sack?

In the thesaurus, “sack” has 126 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for sack along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for sack

Murphy bed
ax
axe
backpack
bag
barracks bag
bassinet
bed
bedstead
bounce
break in
bundle
bunk
bunk bed
burglarize
can
carry-cot
carryall
cashier
comb
cot
couch
cradle
crib
daybed
demolish
depredate
desecrate
desolate
despoil
destroy
devastate
devour
discharge
dismiss
ditty bag
doss
downsize
drop
duffel bag
excess
expel
feather bed
fire
fleece
flight bag
four-poster
furlough
futon
garment bag
give a pink slip
give marching orders
give the boot
gut
hammock
handbag
harry
haversack
hay
hunt
kick out
kip
kit bag
knapsack
lair
lay off
lay waste
loot
maraud
mattress
muster out
pack
package
packet
pad
pallet
parcel
pillage
pink-slip
plunder
pocketbook
poke
portmanteau
pouch
purse
rack
raid
rake
ransack
ravage
ravish
release
remove
retire
rifle
rip off
rob
rucksack
ruin
rummage
satchel
send packing
separate
shakedown
ship
shopping bag
sleigh bed
sofa
sofa bed
spoil
spoliate
strip
studio couch
terminate
throw out
tote
tote bag
traveling bag
trim
trundle bed
turn off
unseat
wallet
waste
water bed
work bag

Antonyms for sack

build
construct
contract
create
employ
engage
give
grow
guard
help
hire
hold
improve
keep
offer
protect
recruit
reemploy
rehire
repair
restore
retain
save
subcontract
take on
welcome

Meanings of sack

noun
1. A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
2. The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).
3. The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.
4. Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
5. A successful tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. See verb sense4 below.
6. One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.
7. Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense5 below.
8. Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out.
9. (also sacque) A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or cape.
10. A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.
11. The scrotum.
12. A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.
13. A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
14. (games) A sacrifice.
15. The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.
16. A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
17. The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.
verb
1. To put in a sack or sacks.
2. To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
3. To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
4. To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.
5. To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
6. In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.
7. (games) To sacrifice.

Example Sentences

He decided to sack the quarterback before he could make a pass.
The grocery store clerk asked if I wanted paper or plastic for my sack.
After a long day at work, she slumped into the comfy chair and let out a sigh, tossing her sack of belongings onto the floor.
The mischievous kids planned to sack the principal's office with water balloons during the school carnival.
The chef carefully measured the flour before adding it to the mixing bowl for the bread sack.

On this page you'll find 152 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to sack, such as: Murphy bed, ax, axe, backpack, bag, barracks bag, bassinet.

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