1
: a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)
2
: the amount contained in a sack
especially
: a fixed amount of a commodity used as a unit of measure
3
a
: a woman's loose-fitting dress
b
: a short usually loose-fitting coat for women and children
c
4
: dismissal
gave him the sack
6
: a base in baseball
7
: an instance of sacking the quarterback in football
sacked; sacking; sacks
1
: to put in or as if in a sack
2
: to dismiss especially summarily
3
: to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage in football
: any of several white wines imported to England from Spain and the Canary Islands during the 16th and 17th centuries
sacked; sacking; sacks
1
: to plunder (a place, such as a town) especially after capture
2
: to strip of valuables : loot
: the plundering of a captured town
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