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sack
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Noun
  • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
  • the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
    • the sack of Rome
  • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
  • a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
  • a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
  • any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
  • the quantity contained in a sack
  • an enclosed space
    • the trapped miners found a pocket of air
  • a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
Verb
  • put in a sack
    • The grocer sacked the onions
  • make as a net profit
    • The company cleared $1 million
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
    • The boss fired his secretary today
    • The company terminated 25% of its workers
  • plunder (a town) after capture
    • the barbarians sacked Rome
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