sack1
n.
- a large bag made of a material such as hessian or thick paper, used for storing and carrying goods.
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(also sack dress)
a woman's short, loose dress without a waistline, popular especially in the 1950s.
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(the sack)
informal dismissal from employment.
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(the sack)
informal, chiefly N. Amer. bed.
- Baseball, informal a base.
- American Football a tackle of a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.
v.
- informal dismiss from employment.
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(sack out)
N. Amer. informal go to sleep or bed.
- American Football tackle with a sack.
- put into a sack or sacks.
Phrase
- hit the sack
informal go to bed.
Derivative
- sackable adj.
- sackful n.
(pl. sackfuls)
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Etymology
OE sacc, from L. saccus ‘sack, sackcloth’, from Gk sakkos, of Semitic origin.
sack2
v.
plunder and destroy (used chiefly in historical contexts).
n.
an instance of sacking.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. sac, in the phr. mettre à 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.
sack3
n.
historical a dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from Spain and the Canaries.
Etymology
C16: from the phr. wyne seck, from Fr. vin sec ‘dry wine’.
