sacks

The word “sacks” has 1 syllable: sacks

It's pronounced as /sæks/

What is synonym and antonym for sacks?

In the thesaurus, “sacks” has 104 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for sacks

Murphy beds
axes
backpacks
bags
barracks bags
bassinets
beds
bedsteads
bounces
breaks in
bundles
bunk beds
bunks
burglarizes
cans
carry-cots
carryalls
cashiers
combs
cots
couches
cradles
cribs
daybeds
despoils
discharges
dismisses
ditty bags
dosses
downsizes
duffel bags
excesses
feather beds
fires
flight bags
four-posters
furloughs
futon
futons
garment bags
hammocks
handbags
harries
haversacks
hays
hunts
kicks out
kips
kit bags
knapsacks
lairs
lays off
loots
marauds
mattresses
musters out
packages
packets
packs
pads
pallets
parcels
pillages
pink-slips
plunders
pocketbooks
pokes
portmanteaus
portmanteaux
pouches
purses
racks
raids
rakes
ransacks
ravishes
releases
removes
retires
rifles
rips off
rucksacks
rummages
satchels
sends packing
separates
shakedowns
shopping bags
sleigh beds
sofa beds
sofas
studio couches
terminates
throws out
tote bags
totes
traveling bags
trims
trundle beds
turns off
unseats
wallets
water beds
work bags

Antonyms for sacks

contracts
employs
engages
hires
keeps
recruits
reemploys
rehires
retains
subcontracts
takes on

Meanings of sacks

noun
1. A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
2. (games) A sacrifice.
3. The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.
4. 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.
5. 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).
6. The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.
7. Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
8. A successful tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. See verb sense4 below.
9. One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.
10. Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense5 below.
11. Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out.
12. (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.
13. A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.
14. The scrotum.
15. A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.
verb
1. (games) To sacrifice.
2. To put in a sack or sacks.
3. To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
4. To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
5. To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.
6. To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
7. In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.

Example Sentences

The football team celebrated their victory with a series of impressive sacks on the opposing quarterback.
The farmers filled the storage shed with burlap sacks of freshly harvested potatoes.
During the medieval siege, the invading army plundered the city, looting food sacks and valuables.
The grocery store stacked the shelves with colorful sacks of various types of grains.
The defensive linemen's swift moves resulted in multiple quarterback sacks during the intense game.

On this page you'll find 115 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to sacks, such as: Murphy beds, axes, backpacks, bags, barracks bags, bassinets, beds.

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