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| 1. | [ noun ] a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases | |
| Synonyms: | paper_bag carrier_bag poke | |
| Related terms: | bag shopping_bag grocery_bag doggie_bag | |
| 2. | [ verb ] plunder (a town) after capture | |
| Synonyms: | plunder | |
| Examples: | "the barbarians sacked Rome" |
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| Related terms: | take plundering plunderage destroy | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an enclosed space | |
| Synonyms: | pocket sac pouch | |
| Examples: | "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" |
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| Related terms: | cavity | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (clothing) a woman's full loose hiplength jacket | |
| Synonyms: | sacque | |
| Related terms: | jacket | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (clothing) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | |
| Synonyms: | shift chemise | |
| Related terms: | dress | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (food) any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) | |
| Related terms: | white_wine | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the quantity contained in a sack | |
| Synonyms: | sackful | |
| Related terms: | containerful | |
| 8. | [ verb ] put in a sack | |
| Examples: | "The grocer sacked the onions" |
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| Related terms: | encase net | |
| 9. | [ verb ] make as a net profit | |
| Synonyms: | net clear sack_up | |
| Examples: | "The company cleared $1 million" |
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| Related terms: | profit gain net | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (housing) a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily | |
| Synonyms: | hammock | |
| Related terms: | bed | |
| 11. | [ verb ] (work) terminate the employment of | |
| Synonyms: | fire can terminate give_the_axe dismiss force_out send_away give_the_sack give_notice | |
| Examples: | "The boss fired his secretary today" "The company terminated 25% of its workers" |
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| Related terms: | hire remove retire squeeze_out furlough dismiss pension_off drive_out dismissal | |
| 12. | [ noun ] the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter | |
| Examples: | "the sack of Rome" |
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| Related terms: | plundering | |
| 13. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9190 | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (work) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | |
| Synonyms: | release discharge liberation firing sacking dismission dismissal | |
| Related terms: | termination deactivation conge dishonorable_discharge Section_Eight superannuation removal fire free | |
| Similar spelling: |
Sacks sac Sak Saek saki Saks sake Sauk Sawicki saucy sauce Sawka Sacco Sakai Saiki sas Sax sag Saechao shack Saxe Saez Sais sage sago Saiz sash sass saga ssa |
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