sack meaning

UK /sæk/ US /sæk/ 1 syllable

sack (noun): a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases.

sack has 13 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

sack as a noun

  1. a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

    Synonyms: poke, paper bag, carrier bag

    Type of: bag

    Kinds: doggie bag, grocery bag

  2. an enclosed space
    • the trapped miners found a pocket of air

    Synonyms: pouch, sac, pocket

    Type of: cavity

  3. the quantity contained in a sack

    Synonyms: sackful

    Type of: containerful

  4. any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

    Type of: white wine

  5. a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

    Synonyms: sacque

    Type of: jacket

  6. a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily

    Synonyms: hammock

    Type of: bed

  7. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

    Synonyms: chemise, shift

    Type of: dress

  8. the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
    • the sack of Rome

    Type of: plundering

  9. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

    Synonyms: dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sacking

    Type of: termination

    Kinds: superannuation, conge, removal, deactivation, honorable discharge, dishonorable discharge, Section Eight

sack as a verb

  1. plunder (a town) after capture
    • the barbarians sacked Rome

    Synonyms: plunder

    Type of: take

  2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
    • The boss fired his secretary today
    • The company terminated 25% of its workers

    Synonyms: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, force out, give the sack, terminate

    Type of: remove

    Kinds: retire, pension off, clean out, furlough, squeeze out, dismiss

    Related forms: sacking

  3. make as a net profit
    • The company cleared $1 million

    Synonyms: net, sack up, clear

    Type of: profit

  4. put in a sack
    • The grocer sacked the onions

    Type of: encase

How to pronounce sack

sack is pronounced /sæk/ in British English and /sæk/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with sack

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in CK · 4-letter words

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