a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
the amount a sack holds.
a bag: a sack of candy.
Slang. dismissal or discharge, as from a job: to get the sack.
Slang. bed (def. 1): I bet he's still in the sack.
Also sacque .
a loose-fitting dress, as a gown with a Watteau back, especially one fashionable in the late 17th century and much of the 18th century.
a loose-fitting coat, jacket, or cape.
Baseball. a base.
South Midland U.S.the udder of a cow.
verb (used with object)
to put into a sack or sacks.
Football. to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before the quarterback is able to throw a pass.
Slang. to dismiss or discharge, as from a job.
Verb Phrases
sack out,Slang. to go to bed; fall asleep.
Idioms for sack
hit the sack, Slang. to go to bed; go to sleep: He never hits the sack before midnight.
leave holding the sack. bag (def. 30).
Origin of sack
1
First recorded before 1000; 1940–45 for def. 5; Middle English noun sak, sak(k)e Old English sacc, from Latin saccus “bag, sack, sackcloth,” from Greek sákkos “bag made from goat hair, sieve, burlap, large cloak (as for a wedding dress),” from Semitic; compare Hebrew, Phoenician śaq “cloth made of hair, bag, mourning dress”
to pillage or loot after capture; plunder: to sack a city.
noun
the plundering of a captured place; pillage: the sack of Troy.
Origin of sack
2
First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French phrase mettre à sac “to put to pillage”; sac, in this sense from Italian sacco “looting, loot,” shortened form of saccomano, from Middle High German sakman “pillager” (conformed to sacco sack1)
SYNONYMS FOR sack
1 spoil, despoil.
2 looting; destruction, ruin.
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synonym study for sack
1. See rob.
Definition for sack (3 of 3)
sack3
[ sak ]
/ sæk /
noun
a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
Origin of sack
3
First recorded in 1525–35; from French (vin ) sec “dry (wine),” from Latin siccus “dry”; cf. sec1
If Watson takes more sacks, it isn’t necessarily evidence that his offensive line does a worse job of protecting him.
Scheme (And Sacks) Might Be All That Separate Patrick Mahomes And Deshaun Watson|Josh Hermsmeyer|September 10, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Some have argued that Watson’s higher career sack total is proof of a more challenging team environment, but research strongly suggests that sacks are something over which a QB has the most control.
Scheme (And Sacks) Might Be All That Separate Patrick Mahomes And Deshaun Watson|Josh Hermsmeyer|September 10, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
New England easily led the NFL in interception rate and ranked sixth in sack rate.
Newton Can Replace Brady, But Can The Pats Replace Half Of Their Defense?|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|September 3, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
As a ballpark, the standard price sits somewhere around $1 and $2 per sack—I paid less than $10 to have four of them shipped to my door, so if you’re spending more than that you’ll probably want to check other shops for a better deal.
Five cool ways to upcycle old coffee sacks|Harry Guinness|August 27, 2020|Popular Science
How to clean a jute sackBy the time you get them, your coffee sacks will have travelled halfway around the world, if not further, so don’t be surprised if they are hard-used, wrinkled, and a bit dirty.
Five cool ways to upcycle old coffee sacks|Harry Guinness|August 27, 2020|Popular Science
Listen, I took a pretty hard shot to the sack with that crash.
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Last Sunday, he suited up for the Panthers, registering one sack and four tackles.
The NFL Is Full of Ray Rices|Robert Silverman|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For a moment, I measured the risk of carrying that sack in public.
In order to prove his Ironborn status, he decides to lead a mini army to sack a depleted Winterfell when they least expect it.
Game of Thrones’ 8 Most Gruesome Deaths: From The Mountain’s Exploding Head Kill to Rat Torture|Marlow Stern|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But time will remember him most vividly for coining the term “sack,” as in “sacking the quarterback,” which he did a lot.
The Deaths You Missed This Year|Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At the mouth of the sack was a fortunate piece of cord, threaded through a circle of ragged holes.
The House by the River|A. P. Herbert
The sack (in specimens long kept in spirits) is dirty purple, and exteriorly between the scuta, dark purple.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Met him disguised as a common workman, and carrying a sack full of things.
Hard Cash|Charles Reade
Of course, those windows are not too far from the east wall, but that sack was right in the corner.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Then here be fritters in the court fashion, made with curds of sack posset, eggs and ale, and seasoned with nutmeg and pepper.
The Lancashire Witches|William Harrison Ainsworth
British Dictionary definitions for sack (1 of 3)
sack1
/ (sæk) /
noun
a large bag made of coarse cloth, thick paper, etc, used as a container
Also called: sackfulthe amount contained in a sack, sometimes used as a unit of measurement
a woman's loose tube-shaped dress
Also called: sacquea woman's full loose hip-length jacket, worn in the 18th and mid-20th centuries
short for rucksack
cricket, Australiana run scored off a ball not struck by the batsman: allotted to the team as an extra and not to the individual batsmanAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): bye
the sackinformaldismissal from employment
a slang word for bed
hit the sackslangto go to bed
rough as sacksNZuncouth
verb(tr)
informalto dismiss from employment
to put into a sack or sacks
Derived forms of sack
sacklike, adjective
Word Origin for sack
Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag, from Greek sakkos; related to Hebrew saq
British Dictionary definitions for sack (2 of 3)
sack2
/ (sæk) /
noun
the plundering of a place by an army or mob, usually involving destruction, slaughter, etc
American footballa tackle on a quarterback which brings him down before he has passed the ball
verb
(tr)to plunder and partially destroy (a place)
American footballto tackle and bring down a quarterback before he has passed the ball
Derived forms of sack
sacker, noun
Word Origin for sack
C16: from French phrase mettre à sac, literally: to put (loot) in a sack, from Latin saccussack1
British Dictionary definitions for sack (3 of 3)
sack3
/ (sæk) /
noun
archaicortrademarkany dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from SW Europe
Word Origin for sack
C16 wyne seck, from French vin sec dry wine, from Latin siccus dry