sack has definitions from the fields of work,clothing,housing,food
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[ noun ] a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

Used in print

(Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)

It was like hitting a sack of salt .

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[ verb ] plunder (a town) after capture

Synonyms

plunder

Examples

"the barbarians sacked Rome"

Used in print

(Patrick Dennis, Little Me....)

The savage barbarian hordes of red Russian_Communism descended on the Athens that was mighty Metronome , sacking and despoiling with their Bolshevistic battle cry of `` Soak the rich ' !

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[ noun ] an enclosed space

Synonyms

pocket sac pouch

Examples

"the trapped miners found a pocket of air"

Related terms

cavity

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[ noun ] (clothing) a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

Synonyms

sacque

Related terms

jacket

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[ noun ] (clothing) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

Synonyms

shift chemise

Related terms

dress

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[ noun ] (food) any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

Related terms

white_wine

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[ noun ] the quantity contained in a sack

Synonyms

sackful

Related terms

containerful

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[ verb ] put in a sack

Examples

"The grocer sacked the onions"

Related terms

encase net

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[ verb ] make as a net profit

Synonyms

net clear sack_up

Examples

"The company cleared $1 million"

Related terms

profit gain net

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[ noun ] (housing) a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily

Synonyms

hammock

Related terms

bed

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[ verb ] (work) terminate the employment of

Examples

"The boss fired his secretary today" "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

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[ noun ] the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter

Examples

"the sack of Rome"

Related terms

plundering

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9190
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[ noun ] (work) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
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