Main Entry:

¹sack

Pronunciation:

\ˈsak\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

before 12th century

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 measure3 a: a woman's loose-fitting dress b: a short usually loose-fitting coat for women and children c: sacque 24: dismissal <gave him the sack>5 a: hammock, bunk b: bed6: a base in baseball7: an instance of sacking the quarterback in football

— sack·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun