Definition of "sack"
- noun
A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).
The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.
Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
A successful tackle of the quarterback.
One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.
Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack.
Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack.
(also sacque) A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or cape.
The scrotum.
A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.
- verb
To put in a sack or sacks.
To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.
To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep.
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