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▸ noun: the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter ("The sack of Rome")
▸ noun: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
▸ noun: a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
▸ noun: any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
▸ noun: the quantity contained in a sack
▸ noun: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
▸ noun: a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily
▸ noun: an enclosed space
▸ noun: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
▸ verb: plunder (a town) after capture ("The barbarians sacked Rome")
▸ verb: put in a sack ("The grocer sacked the onions")
▸ verb: make as a net profit
▸ verb: terminate the employment of
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #9190)
▸ Also see sacks
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sack
▸ Usage examples for sack
▸ Idioms related to sack (New!)
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▸ Rhymes of sack
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▸ noun: the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter ("The sack of Rome")
▸ noun: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
▸ noun: a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
▸ noun: any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
▸ noun: the quantity contained in a sack
▸ noun: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
▸ noun: a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily
▸ noun: an enclosed space
▸ noun: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
▸ verb: plunder (a town) after capture ("The barbarians sacked Rome")
▸ verb: put in a sack ("The grocer sacked the onions")
▸ verb: make as a net profit
▸ verb: terminate the employment of
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #9190)
▸ Also see sacks
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sack
▸ Usage examples for sack
▸ Idioms related to sack (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing sack
▸ Words that often appear near sack
▸ Rhymes of sack
▸ Invented words related to sack