sack1
¦ noun
1. a large bag made of a material such as hessian or thick paper, used for storing and carrying goods.
(also sack dress) a woman's short, loose dress without a waistline, popular especially in the 1950s.
2. (the sack) informal dismissal from employment.
3. (the sack) informal, chiefly N. Amer. bed.
4. Baseball, informal a base.
5. American Football a tackle of a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.
¦ verb
1. informal dismiss from employment.
2. (sack out) N. Amer. informal go to sleep or bed.
3. American Football tackle with a sack.
4. put into a sack or sacks.
Phrases
hit the sack informal go to bed.
Derivatives
sackable adjective
sackful noun (plural sackfuls).
Origin
OE sacc, from L. saccus 'sack, sackcloth', from Gk sakkos, of Semitic origin.
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sack2
¦ verb plunder and destroy (used chiefly in historical contexts).
¦ noun an instance of sacking.
Origin
C16: from Fr. sac, in the phr. mettre a sac 'put to sack', on the model of Ital. fare il sacco, mettere a sacco, which perh. orig. referred to filling a sack with plunder.
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sack3
¦ noun historical a dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from Spain and the Canaries.
Origin
C16: from the phr. wyne seck, from Fr. vin sec 'dry wine'.