sack
/sæk/
noun
- A large bag made of strong material, used for storing or carrying things.
- The farmer filled a sack with potatoes from the field.
- She carried her groceries home in a brown paper sack.
- The children used an old sack to collect leaves in the yard.
- The amount that a sack can hold.
- The baker ordered two sacks of flour for the week.
- A sack of cement is too heavy for one person to lift easily.
- He bought a sack of rice for the family dinner.
- In American football, the act of tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a pass.
- The team celebrated each sack as if it were a touchdown.
- The quarterback was frustrated after taking a sack on third down.
- The defensive player made a huge sack in the final minute of the game.
- Dismissal from a job (informal).
- He got the sack after arriving late every day for a week.
- Losing the big client meant several employees faced the sack.
- The manager threatened to give her the sack if she didn't improve.
- A woman's loose-fitting dress or coat, especially one without a waistline.
- She wore a simple linen sack dress to the summer picnic.
- In the 1920s, sack dresses became popular for their comfortable fit.
- The fashion designer introduced a new sack coat for the autumn collection.
verb
- To put something into a sack or bags.
- They sacked the sand and stacked the bags by the riverbank.
- She sacked the apples carefully to avoid bruising them.
- The workers sacked the grain before loading it onto the truck.
- To tackle the quarterback in American football.
- The linebacker sacked the quarterback twice in the first quarter.
- He sacked the runner before he could reach the end zone.
- The defense sacked the opposing team's star player three times.
- To dismiss someone from a job (informal).
- The company sacked ten employees after the merger.
- She was sacked for using her phone during work hours.
- The boss sacked him for not meeting the sales targets.
- To plunder or destroy a city or building, especially during war.
- The ancient city was sacked by barbarians in the fifth century.
- Pirates sacked the coastal village and took all the valuables.
- The invading army sacked the capital and burned the palace.