sack

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines.

2. 2noun

   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.

3. 3noun

   A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels.

4. 4noun

   Originally, a loosely hanging garment for women, worn like a cloak about the shoulders, and serving as a decorative appendage to the gown; now, an outer garment with sleeves, worn by women; as, a dressing sack.

5. 5noun

   A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.

6. 6noun

   See 2d Sac, 2.

7. 7noun

   Bed.

8. 8transitive verb

   To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.

9. 9transitive verb

   To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.

10. 10noun

    The pillage or plunder, as of a town or city; the storm and plunder of a town; devastation; ravage.

11. 11transitive verb

    To plunder or pillage, as a town or city; to devastate; to ravage.

12. 12noun

    the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

    Synonyms

    dischargedismissaldismissionfiringliberationreleasesacking
13. 13noun

    the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter

    "the sack of Rome"

14. 14noun

    a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

    Synonyms

    chemiseshift
15. 15noun

    a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily

    Synonyms

    hammock
16. 16noun

    a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

    Synonyms

    poke
17. 17noun

    a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

    Synonyms

    sacque
18. 18noun

    any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

19. 19noun

    the quantity contained in a sack

    Synonyms

    sackful
20. 20noun

    an enclosed space

    "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"

    Synonyms

    pocketpouchsac
21. 21verb

    put in a sack

    "The grocer sacked the onions"

22. 22verb

    make as a net profit

    "The company cleared $1 million"

    Synonyms

    clearnet
23. 23verb

    plunder (a town) after capture

    "the barbarians sacked Rome"

    Synonyms

    plunder
24. 24verb

    terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

    "The boss fired his secretary today"

    "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

    Synonyms

    candismissdisplacefireterminate