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sacking

/ˈsækɪŋ/

sacking out

Translations

sackingnoun

sackings

мешок

The sacking was filled with potatoes.

Мешок был наполнен картофелем.

разграбление

The sacking of the city left it in ruins.

Разграбление города оставило его в руинах.

увольнение

The sacking of the manager caused a lot of controversy.

Увольнение менеджера вызвало много споров.

Additional translations

Synonyms

sackingadjective

more sacking

Comp.

most sacking

Super.

/ˈsækɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe items made of coarse sacking cloth.

Synonyms

sackverb

sacking

Gerund

sacked

Past Simple

sacked

Past Participle

sacking

Gerund

/sæk/

уволить

The company decided to sack the employee for misconduct.

Компания решила уволить сотрудника за проступок.

грабить

The invaders planned to sack the city.

Захватчики планировали грабить город.

Synonyms

let go

Definitions

sackingnoun

The act of dismissing someone from employment.

The company announced the sacking of several employees due to budget cuts.

A coarse material made of jute, hemp, or similar fibers, used for making sacks.

The potatoes were stored in sacking to keep them fresh.

The act of looting or plundering a place, especially in a war or conflict.

The sacking of the city left it in ruins and its treasures stolen.

sackingadjective

Made of or relating to sacking cloth.

The refugees slept under sacking blankets.

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.