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