sackful
/'sækful/
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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
- the quantity contained in a sack