Meaning of sack in English

Verb
sack
Etymology
mid 16th century: from French sac, in the phrase mettre à sac‘put to sack’, on the model of Italian fare il sacco, mettere a sacco, which perhaps originally referred to filling a sack with plunder
Definitions
1. plunder (a town) after capture
Examples
- « the barbarians sacked Rome »
2. terminate the employment of
Examples
- « The boss fired his secretary today »
- « The company terminated 25% of its workers »
Antonyms
3. make as a net profit
Examples
- « The company cleared $1 million »
4. put in a sack
Examples
- « The grocer sacked the onions »
Noun
sack
Etymology
Old English sacc, from Latin saccus‘sack, sackcloth’, from Greek sakkos, of Semitic origin. Sense 1 of the verb dates from the mid 19th century
Definitions
1. a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
2. an enclosed space
Examples
- « the trapped miners found a pocket of air »
3. the quantity contained in a sack
4. any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
5. a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
6. a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees)
Examples
- « swing easily »
7. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
8. the plundering of a place by an army or mob
Examples
- « usually involves destruction and slaughter »
- « the sack of Rome »
9. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

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