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sacks

 
Noun sack has 9 senses
  1. sack, poke, paper bag, carrier bag - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
    --1 is a kind of bag
    --1 has particulars: doggie bag, doggy bag; grocery bag; shopping bag
    Derived form: verb sack4
  2. pouch, sac, sack, pocket - an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
    --2 is a kind of cavity, enclosed space
  3. sack, sackful - the quantity contained in a sack
    --3 is a kind of containerful
    Derived form: verb sack4
  4. sack - any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
    --4 is a kind of
    white wine
  5. sack, sacque - a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
    --5 is a kind of jacket
  6. hammock, sack - a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily
    --6 is a kind of bed
  7. chemise, sack, shift - a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
    --7 is a kind of dress, frock
  8. sack - the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"
    --8 is a kind of
    plundering, pillage, pillaging
    Derived form: verb sack1
  9. dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
    --9 is a kind of termination, ending, conclusion
    --9 has particulars:
     superannuation; conge; removal; deactivation, inactivation; dishonorable discharge; Section Eight
    Derived form: verb sack2
Verb sack has 4 senses
  1. sack, plunder - plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"
    --1 is one way to take
    Derived form: noun sack8
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate - terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
    --2 is one way to remove
    Derived forms: noun sack9, noun sacking2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
  3. net, sack, sack up, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
    --3 is one way to profit, gain, benefit
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. sack - put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"
    --4 is one way to
    encase, incase, case
    Derived forms: noun sack3, noun sack1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
sackcloth sackcloth and ashes sacked sacket sackful sackhead sacking sackler sacks sackville saclant saclege saclike sacntimonious sacome sacque sacracity

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