sack

sack ¹  (sk)

n.

1.

a. A large bag of strong coarse material for holding objects in bulk.

b. A similar container of paper or plastic.

c. The amount that such a container can hold.

2. also sacque A short loose-fitting garment for women and children.

3. Slang Dismissal from employment: finally got the sack after a year of ineptitude.

4. Informal A bed, mattress, or sleeping bag.

5. Baseball A base.

6. Football A successful attempt at sacking the quarterback.

tr.v. sacked, sack·ing, sacks

1. To place into a sack.

2. Slang To discharge from employment. See Synonyms at dismiss.

3. Football To tackle (a quarterback attempting to pass the ball) behind the line of scrimmage.

Phrasal Verb:

sack out Slang

To sleep.

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[Middle English, from Old English sacc, from Latin saccus, from Greek sakkos, of Semitic origin; see qq in Semitic roots.]

Word History: The ordinary word sack carries within it a few thousand years of commercial history. Sack, which probably goes back to Middle Eastern antiquity, has a long history because it and its ancestors denoted an object used in trade between various peoples. Thus the Greeks got their word sakkos, "a bag made out of coarse cloth or hair," from the Phoenicians with whom they traded. We do not know the Phoenician word, but we know words that are akin to it, such as Hebrew aq and Akkadian saqqu. The Greeks then passed the sack, as it were, to the Latin-speaking Romans, who transmitted their word saccus, "a large bag or sack," to the Germanic tribes with whom they traded, who gave it the form *sakkiz (other peoples have also taken this word from Greek or Latin, including speakers of Welsh, Russian, Polish, and Albanian). The speakers of Old English, a Germanic language, used two forms of the word, sæc, from *sakkiz, and sacc, directly from Latin; the second Old English form is the ancestor of our sack.

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sack ²  (sk)

tr.v. sacked, sack·ing, sacks

To rob of goods or valuables, especially after capture.

n.

1. The looting or pillaging of a captured city or town.

2. Plunder; loot.

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[Probably from French (mettre à) sac, (to put in) a sack, from Old French sac, sack, from Latin saccus, sack, bag; see sack¹.]

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sack ³  (sk)

n.

Any of various light, dry, strong wines from Spain and the Canary Islands, imported to England in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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[From French (vin) sec, dry (wine), from Old French, from Latin siccus, dry.]

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sack¹

n

1. a large bag made of coarse cloth, thick paper, etc., used as a container

2. Also called sackful the amount contained in a sack, sometimes used as a unit of measurement

3. (Clothing & Fashion)

a.  a woman's loose tube-shaped dress

b.  Also called sacque a woman's full loose hip-length jacket, worn in the 18th and mid-20th centuries

4. short for rucksack

5. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket the Austral. word for bye¹

(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms)

the sack Informal dismissal from employment

7. a slang word for bed

hit the sack Slang to go to bed

rough as sacks NZ uncouth

vb (tr)

1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Informal to dismiss from employment

2. to put into a sack or sacks

[Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag, from Greek sakkos; related to Hebrew saq]

sacklike  adj

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sack²

n

1. the plundering of a place by an army or mob, usually involving destruction, slaughter, etc.

2. (Team Sports / Football Terms (both Rugby & Soccer)) American football a tackle on a quarterback which brings him down before he has passed the ball

vb

1. (tr) to plunder and partially destroy (a place)

2. (Team Sports / American Football) American football to tackle and bring down a quarterback before he has passed the ball

[from French phrase mettre à sac, literally: to put (loot) in a sack, from Latin saccus sack¹]

sacker  n

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sack³

n

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Archaic except in trademarks any dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from SW Europe

[C16 wyne seck, from French vin sec dry wine, from Latin siccus dry]

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sack

• sachet - Etymologically, a "little sack"—a small packet of perfumed matter.
• cul-de-sac - Literally French for "bottom of a sack," it also means "situation from which there is no escape"; it can be pluralized as cul-de-sacs or culs-de-sac.
• gunny - From Sanskrit goni, "sack," it is the material used for sacks, made from jute or sunn-hemp.
• haversack, knapsack, rucksack - Haversack is from German Haber, "oats," and Sack, "bag, sack"; knapsack is from German knapper, "to bite (food)" and zak, "sack"; rucksack comes from German Rucken, "back," and sack.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sack - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases carrier bag, paper bag, poke bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" doggie bag, doggy bag - a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog grocery bag - a sack for holding customer's groceries
	2.	sack - an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" sac, pocket, pouch enclosed space, cavity - space that is surrounded by something
	3.	sack - the quantity contained in a sack sackful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	4.	sack - any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) white wine - pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation
	5.	sack - a woman's full loose hiplength jacket sacque jacket - a short coat
	6.	sack - a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily hammock bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
	7.	sack - a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist chemise, shift dress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
	8.	sack - the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome" pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
	9.	sack - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) dismission, sacking, liberation, firing, dismissal, release, discharge superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" conge, congee - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal removal - dismissal from office deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) Section Eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
Verb	1.	sack - plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome" plunder take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
	2.	sack - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" give notice, give the axe, give the sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminate retire - make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal" pension off - let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile" clean out - force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers" furlough, lay off - dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" squeeze out - force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts" remove - remove from a position or an office send away, send packing, dismiss, drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
	3.	sack - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" net, sack up, clear earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" benefit, profit, gain - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" net, clear - yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
	4.	sack - put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions" encase, incase, case - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" net, sack up, sack, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"

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sack¹

noun

1. bag, pocket, poke (Scot.), sac, pouch, receptacle A sack of potatoes.

2. dismissal, discharge, the boot (slang), the axe (informal), the chop (Brit. slang), the push (slang), the (old) heave-ho (informal), termination of employment, the order of the boot (slang) People who make mistakes can be given the sack the same day.

verb

(Informal) dismiss, fire (informal), axe (informal), discharge, kick out (informal), give (someone) the boot (slang), give (someone) his marching orders, kiss off (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), give (someone) the push (informal), give (someone) the bullet (Brit. slang), give (someone) his books (informal), give (someone) the elbow, give (someone) his cards, give someone his or her P45 (informal) He was sacked for slapping a schoolboy.

hit the sack (Slang) go to bed, retire, turn in (informal), bed down, hit the hay (slang) I hit the sack early.

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sack²

verb

plunder, loot, pillage, destroy, strip, rob, raid, ruin, devastate, spoil, rifle, demolish, ravage, lay waste, despoil, maraud, depredate (rare) Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.

noun

plundering, looting, pillage, waste, rape, ruin, destruction, ravage, plunder, devastation, depredation, despoliation, rapine the sack of Troy

Translations

sack¹ [sæk]

A. N

1. (= bag)

1.1. (Brit) (for coal, grain) → saco m
a sack of potatoes → un saco de patatas
to look like a sack of potatoes → parecer un saco de patatas

1.2. (US) (for shopping) → bolsa f de papel

2. (from job) to get the sack → ser despedido
he got the sack → lo despidieron
to give sb the sack → despedir or echar a algn

3. (esp US) (= bed) the sack → la cama, el sobre
to hit the sack → echarse a dormir

B. VT

1. (= put into sacks) → ensacar, meter en sacos

2. (= dismiss) → despedir
he was sacked → lo despidieron
to be sacked for doing sth → ser despedido por hacer algo

C. CPD sack dress N → vestido m tipo saco
sack race N → carrera f de sacos

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sack² [sæk] (liter)

A. N (= plundering) → saqueo m

B. VT (= lay waste) → saquear

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sack [ˈsæk]

n

(= bag) → sac m
a sack of potatoes → un sac de pommes de terre

to give sb the sack → renvoyer qn, mettre qn à la porte
to get the sack → être renvoyé(e), être mis(e) à la porte

vt

(= dismiss) → renvoyer, mettre à la porte
He was sacked → On l'a mis à la porte.

(= plunder) → piller, mettre à sac

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sack:

sack race

n (as contest) → Sackhüpfen nt

sack racing

n → Sackhüpfen nt

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sack¹

n

→ Sack m; 2 sacks of coal → 2 Säcke or Sack Kohlen; to buy something by the sack → etw sackweise or in Säcken kaufen; like a sack of potatoes (fig) → wie ein Mehlsack

(inf: = dismissal) → Entlassung f, → Rausschmiss m (inf); to get the sack → rausgeschmissen werden (inf), → rausfliegen (inf); to give somebody the sack → jdn rausschmeißen (inf); it’s the sack for him → er wird rausgeschmissen (inf), → er fliegt raus (inf)

(inf: = bed) to hit the sack → sich in die Falle or Klappe hauen (sl)

vt

(= put in sacks) → einsacken

(inf: = dismiss) → rausschmeißen (inf), → entlassen

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sack²

n (= pillage) → Plünderung f

vt → plündern

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sack³

n (old) → Sherry m

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sack¹ [sæk]

1. n

a. (bag) → sacco
coal sack → sacco per il carbone
sack of coal → sacco di carbone

b. (fam) to get the sack → essere licenziato/a
to give sb the sack → licenziare qn

c. (esp Am) (fam) (bed) → letto

2. vt (fam) (dismiss) → licenziare

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sack² [sæk]

1. n (plundering) → saccheggio
the sack of Rome → il sacco di Roma

2. vt (plunder) → saccheggiare

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sack¹

n sack [sӕk]

a large bag of coarse cloth, strong paper or plastic The potatoes were put into sacks. sak كيس كَبير чувал pytel sæk der Sack σάκος, τσουβάλι saco (suur) kott كيسه säkki sac שָׂק बोरा, बोरी vreća, kesa zsák karung poki sacco 大袋 부대 maišas maiss pundi; kantung zak sekk; pose worek saco sac мешок vrece vreča vreća säck กระสอบ çuval, torba 寬口大粗布袋，硬紙袋或塑膠袋 мішок, лантух بوری bao tải 麻袋，硬纸袋

n sacking

a type of coarse cloth for making sacks. goiing قِماش خَشِن للأكياس зебло pytlovina sækkelærred das Sackleinen λινάτσα arpillera kotiriie گوني säkkikangas toile à sacs אֲרִיג שָׂקִים टाट tkanina za vreće zsákvászon bahan karung (poka)strigi (tela da sacchi) 粗製麻布 약탈 maišinis audeklas maisaudekls kain guni jute sekkestrie/-lerret materiał na worki serapilheira pânză de sac мешковина vrecovina vrečevina kostret säckväv ผ้ากระสอบ çuval bezi, çul 麻袋布 мішковина; ряднина ٹاٹ vải lanh,vải gai 麻袋布

n sackcloth

a type of coarse cloth formerly worn as a sign of mourning or of sorrow for sin. sakklere خَيْش кеневир pytlovina sæk og aske das Sackleinen είδος χοντρού ενδύματος που φοριόταν σε ένδειξη πένθους ή μετάνοιας arpillera leinarõivas, patukahetsusrõivas ماتم گرفته säkki sac אֲרִיג שָׂקִים टाट pokajnička kostrijet zsákvászon kain karung klæði úr hrjúfu efni sacco 粗製麻布 참회복 pašukinis (audeklas) maisaudekls kain guni jute sekkelerret worek pokutny serapilheira pânză de sac власяница vrecovina raševina juta säckduk, -väv เครื่องนุ่งห่มเพื่อล้างบาป matem/tövbe giysisi 喪服 волосяниця ٹاٹ کا ماتمی لباس quần áo tang 丧服

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sack²

v sack [sӕk]

to dismiss (a person) from his job One of the workmen was sacked for drunkenness. afdank يَصْرِف منَ الخِدْمَه уволнявам vyhodit (z práce) fyre rausschmeißen απολύω despedir, echar vallandama اخراج كردن erottaa congédier פִּיטוּרִין निकाल देना otkaz, otpust iz službe kirúg (állásából) memecat reka úr starfi licenziare くびにする 해고하다 išmesti iš darbo atlaist no darba buang kerja ontslaan gi sparken, kvitte seg med wyrzucić z pracy despedir a concedia увольнять prepustiť zo zamestnania vreči iz službe otpustiti ge sparken ไล่ออกจากงาน işten çıkarmak/atmak 解僱 звільнити з роботи معزول کرنا sa thải, cách chức 解雇

get the sack

to be sacked I'll get the sack if I arrive at the office late! afgedank word يَصْرِف مِنَ الخِدْمَه уволняват ме dostat vyhazov blive fyret fliegen απολύομαι ser despedido, ser puesto de patitas en la calle lahti saama اخراج كردن؛عذر كسي را خواستن saada potkut être mis à la porte לִהיוֹת מְפוּטַר निकाल दिया जाना dobiti otkaz kirúgják dipecat vera rekinn essere licenziato くびになる 해고 당하다 būti atleistam iš darbo tikt atlaistam no darba dibuang kerja ontslagen worden få sparken być wylanym z pracy ser despedido a fi concediat быть уволенным dostať výpoveď, vyletieť zo zamestnania biti odpuščen dobiti otkaz få sparken ถูกไล่ออกจากงาน işten kovulmak/atılmak 被解僱 бути звільненим з роботи معزول ھوجانا bị sa thải 被解雇

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sack → كيس, يَصْرِف من الخدمة pytel, vyhazov, vyhodit z práce fyre, fyring, sæk entlassen, Entlassung, Sack απόλυση, διώχνω, σακί despido, echar del trabajo, saco antaa potkut, potkut, säkki renvoi, renvoyer, sac otkaz, otpustiti, vreća licenziamento, licenziare, sacco 大袋, 解雇, 首にする 부대, 부대에 담다, 해고 ontslaan, ontslag, zak gi sparken, oppsigelse, sekk worek, zwolnić, zwolnienie demissão, demitir, saco мешок, увольнение, увольнять avskeda, säck, sparken ไล่ออก, กระสอบ, ทำลาย çuval, işten atma, işten atmak bao tải, sa thải, sự sa thải 开除, 解雇, 麻袋