Definition

Noun: - The quantity that fills a sack: A sackful refers to the amount of something that a sack can contain. It is a unit of measurement based on the capacity of a sack.

Examples

• Noun:
  • He carried a sackful of potatoes from the market.
  • The farmer harvested a sackful of grain.
  • We collected a sackful of leaves for the compost.

Advanced Usage

• "A sackful of [something]": This phrase is commonly used to indicate a large, often unwieldy or impressive, quantity of items that would fill a sack.
  • The children returned from the beach with a sackful of seashells.
• Used informally to emphasize abundance.
  • She has a sackful of excuses for being late.

Variants and Related Words

• Sack (n): A large bag made of a strong material such as burlap, thick paper, or plastic.
  • He put the flour in a sack.
• Sack (v): To dismiss someone from employment; to plunder a captured town.
  • The manager decided to sack the lazy employee.
  • The invaders proceeded to sack the city.

Synonyms

• Bagful: The quantity a bag can hold.
• Load: A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.

Related Phrases

• "Hit the sack" (Idiom): To go to bed.
  • I'm exhausted; I'm going to hit the sack.
• "Sack out" (Phrasal Verb): To go to sleep or lie down to rest.
  • After the long trip, he just wanted to sack out on the sofa.

Noun

1. the quantity contained in a sack