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sack

English

  1. 🔊 the plundering of a place by an army or mob
    “the sack of Rome”
  2. 🔊 a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
  3. 🔊 a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
  4. 🔊 any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
  5. 🔊 the quantity contained in a sack
  6. 🔊 a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
  7. 🔊 a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees)
  8. 🔊 an enclosed space
    “the trapped miners found a pocket of air”
  9. 🔊 the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
  10. 🔊 put in a sack
    “The grocer sacked the onions”
  11. 🔊 plunder (a town) after capture
    “the barbarians sacked Rome”
  12. 🔊 make as a net profit
    “The company cleared $1 million”
  13. 🔊 terminate the employment of
    “The boss fired his secretary today”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 saquear to sack
  2. 🔊 talego sack, bag
  3. 🔊 saqueo sack, plunder, pillage

Similar words

dismissal dismission discharge firing liberation release sacking chemise shift hammock poke paper bag carrier bag sacque sackful pouch sac pocket net sack up clear plunder displace fire