sack

ˈsak 1 syllable common

  1. noun.a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)

    • gave him the sack

  2. noun.the amount contained in a sack; especially: a fixed amount of a commodity used as a unit of measure

  3. noun.a woman's loose-fitting dress

  4. verb.to put in or as if in a sack

  5. verb.to dismiss especially summarily

  6. verb.to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage in football

  7. noun.any of several white wines imported to England from Spain and the Canary Islands during the 16th and 17th centuries

  8. verb.to plunder (a place, such as a town) especially after capture

  9. verb.to strip of valuables: loot

  10. noun.the plundering of a captured town

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Origin

Middle English sak bag, sackcloth, from Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag & Late Latin saccus sackcloth, both from Greek sakkos bag, sackcloth, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew śaq bag, sackcloth.

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