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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
  • American football A successful tackle of the quarterback. ''See verb sense3 below''.
  • baseball One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.
  • US Bed; usually as '''hit the sack''' or '''in the sack'''. ''See also'' '''sack out'''.
  • vulgar|slang The scrotum.
  • dated A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.
  • informal Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as '''give (someone) the sack''' or '''get the sack'''. ''See verb sense4 below.''
  • dated (also '''Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or cape.
  • The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).
  • uncountable Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
  • uncountable The pillaging of a captured town or city.

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Verb:

  • American football To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.
  • colloquial In the phrase '''sack out''', to fall asleep. ''See also'' '''hit the sack'''.
  • informal To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
  • To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
  • To put in a sack or sacks.

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