sack

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Noun

sackSingular
sacksPlural
1

A large bag made of strong material, used for storing and carrying goods such as grain, coal, or potatoes.

The farmer filled a sack with potatoes.

2

The contents of a sack or the amount it can hold.

We used a whole sack of potatoes for the party.

Synonym

Verb

sackInfinitive
sackPresent tense
sackedPast tense
sackedPast participle
sackingPresent participle
sacksThird-person singular
1

To dismiss someone from employment; to fire.

The company sacked him for being late too often.

2

To plunder or loot a captured town or city.

The invading army sacked the city and took all its treasures.

Noun

sackSingular
sacksPlural
1

The plundering of a town or city after capture.

The sack of the city lasted for three days.