Noun
- (n.) sack, poke, paper bag, carrier bag (a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases)
- (n.) pouch, sac, sack, pocket (an enclosed space) "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
- (n.) sack, sackful (the quantity contained in a sack)
- (n.) sack (any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry))
- (n.) sack, sacque (a woman's full loose hiplength jacket)
- (n.) hammock, sack (a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily)
- (n.) chemise, sack, shift (a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist)
- (n.) sack (the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter) "the sack of Rome"
- (n.) dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking (the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart))
Verb
- (v.) sack, plunder (plunder (a town) after capture) "the barbarians sacked Rome"
- (v.) displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate (terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position) "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
- (v.) net, sack, sack up, clear (make as a net profit) "The company cleared $1 million"
- (v.) sack (put in a sack) "The grocer sacked the onions"
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