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sack

Nouns

• (n) a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases carrier bag, paper bag, poke,
• (n) an enclosed space
  • the trapped miners found a pocket of air
  sac, pocket, pouch,
• (n) the quantity contained in a sack sackful,
• (n) any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
• (n) a woman's full loose hiplength jacket sacque,
• (n) a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily hammock,
• (n) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist chemise, shift,
• (n) the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
  • the sack of Rome
• (n) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) dismission, sacking, liberation, dismissal, firing, release, discharge,

Verbs

• (v) plunder (a town) after capture
  • the barbarians sacked Rome
  plunder,
• (v) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
  • The boss fired his secretary today
  • The company terminated 25% of its workers
  give notice, give the axe, give the sack, can, force out, send away, displace, dismiss, fire, terminate,
• (v) make as a net profit
  • The company cleared $1 million
  net, sack up, clear,
• (v) put in a sack
  • The grocer sacked the onions

Synonyms

carrier bag paper bag poke plunder give notice give the axe give the sack can force out send away displace dismiss fire terminate sac pocket pouch net sack up clear sackful sacque hammock chemise shift dismission sacking liberation dismissal firing release discharge

Antonyms

hire employ engage

See also

net sack up clear

Words of close approximity