sack

¹sack

noun \ˈsak\

Definition of SACK

1

: a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)

2

: the amount contained in a sack; especially : a fixed amount of a commodity used as a unit of measure

3

a : a woman's loose-fitting dress

b : a short usually loose-fitting coat for women and children

c : sacque 2

4

: dismissal <gave him the sack>

5

a : hammock, bunk

b : bed

6

: a base in baseball

7

: an instance of sacking the quarterback in football

— sack·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun

Origin of SACK

Middle English sak bag, sackcloth, from Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag & Late Latin saccus sackcloth, both from Greek sakkos bag, sackcloth, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew śaq bag, sackcloth

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SACK

back, black, Braque, clack, claque, crack, flack, flak, hack, jack, knack, lac, lack, lakh, mac, Mac, pack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sacque, shack, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, Wac, wack, whack, wrack, yak

²sack

transitive verb

Definition of SACK

1

: to put in or as if in a sack

2

: to dismiss especially summarily

3

: to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage in football

— sack·er noun

First Known Use of SACK

14th century

³sack

noun

Definition of SACK

: any of several white wines imported to England from Spain and the Canary Islands during the 16th and 17th centuries

Origin of SACK

modification of Middle French sec dry, from Latin siccus; probably akin to Old High German sīhan to filter, Sanskrit siñcati he pours

First Known Use: circa 1532

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

⁴sack

transitive verb

Definition of SACK

1

: to plunder (as a town) especially after capture

2

: to strip of valuables : loot

— sack·er noun

Origin of SACK

⁵sack

First Known Use: circa 1547

⁵sack

noun

Definition of SACK

: the plundering of a captured town

Origin of SACK

Middle French sac, from Old Italian sacco, literally, bag, from Latin saccus

First Known Use: 1549