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sack

UK
/sæk/
US
/sæk/
sack out

Translations

sacknoun
sacks
pl
UK
/sæk/
US
/sæk/
The farmer filled the sack with potatoes from the field.
Le fermier a rempli le sac de pommes de terre du champ.
After the company downsized, many employees received the sack.
Après la réduction d'effectifs, de nombreux employés ont reçu leur licenciement.
Additional translations
robe-sacVêtement ample; terme rare.
sacAu sens historique de pillage d'une ville.
plaquageSport; en football américain.
litSens vieilli ou familier.
vin de sackTerme historique.
couillesFamilier et vulgaire.
Synonyms
bag
pouch
container
bundle
pack
sackverb
sacked
Past Simple
sacked
Past Participle
sacking
Gerund
UK
/sæk/
US
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The company decided to sack several employees due to budget cuts.
L'entreprise a décidé de licencier plusieurs employés en raison de réductions budgétaires.
The invading army proceeded to sack the city, leaving it in ruins.
L'armée d'invasion a commencé à saccager la ville, la laissant en ruines.
ensacherEmballage, agriculture, industrie.
After harvesting, they sacked the rice for transport.
Après la récolte, ils ont ensaché le riz pour le transport.
Additional translations
sackerSport; en football américain.
Synonyms
dismiss
fire
terminate
discharge
let go
remove
sackadjective
more sack
Comp.
most sack
Super.
UK
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US
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Used attributively (e.g., "sack lunch", "sack dress") so it is treated as an adjective part-of-speech.
Additional translations
de sacSurtout dans des emplois comme sack lunch; tournure peu usuelle.
Synonyms
baggy
loose
shapeless
slouchy
oversized
boxy
unfitted
roomy

Definitions

sacknoun
A large bag made of a strong material such as burlap, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods.
The farmer filled the sack with potatoes from the field.
A dismissal from employment.
After the company downsized, many employees received the sack.
A loose-fitting dress, blouse, or coat.
She wore a stylish sack that was both comfortable and chic.
An act of plundering or looting, especially of a city or town after capture.
The sack of the city left it in ruins and its treasures stolen.
In American football, a tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.
The defensive end recorded his third sack of the game, pushing the offense back.
A bed, especially as referred to in informal expressions.
I'm exhausted—I'm going to hit the sack.
A dry white wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands (historical).
The Elizabethan gentlemen toasted each other with cups of sack.
(slang, vulgar) The scrotum.
He got hit right in the sack.
sackverb
To dismiss someone from employment.
The company decided to sack several employees due to budget cuts.
To plunder and destroy a captured town or city.
The invading army proceeded to sack the city, leaving it in ruins.
To put into a sack or sacks; to bag.
After harvesting, they sacked the rice for transport.
In American football, to tackle a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.
The linebacker sacked the quarterback for a ten-yard loss.
sackadjective
Designed to be carried in a sack, made from sacking material, or relating to sacks.
He packed a sack lunch for the hike.
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