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sack

/sæk/noun, verb1 syllable

Sack means: make as a net profit.

Synonyms for sack51

noun, as in the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sacking

noun, as in a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

poke, paper bag, carrier bag

noun, as in an enclosed space

pouch, sac, pocket

noun, as in a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

chemise, shift

noun, as in the quantity contained in a sack

sackful

noun, as in a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

sacque

noun, as in a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily

hammock

verb, as in make as a net profit

net, sack up, clear, gain, take in, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in

verb, as in terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, force out, give the sack, terminate

verb, as in plunder (a town) after capture

plunder

also used for sack

loot, ransack, axe, decruit, dehire, discard, remove, downsize, fuck, forget, screw

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What does sack mean?13

verb

1

make as a net profit“The company cleared $1 million”

2

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position“The boss fired his secretary today”

3

plunder (a town) after capture“the barbarians sacked Rome”

4

put in a sack“The grocer sacked the onions”

noun

1

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

2

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

3

an enclosed space“the trapped miners found a pocket of air”

4

a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

5

the quantity contained in a sack

6

a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

7

a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily

8

any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

9

the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter“the sack of Rome”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sack?31

two syllables

attack
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All 31 rhymes for sack, grouped by syllable

Sack in a sentence

  • On the floor, there's a sack of potatoes.rul
  • To make a mattress for camping, we stuffed a sack with straw.Dejo
  • Expect her to get the sack, since she is often late for work.AmarMecheri
  • Look, boys, this sack is full of pears.AlanF_US
  • Already fatigued, an ass sweats under the weight of heavy sacks of grain.Eccles17
  • It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.Yepthatscool
  • The official got the sack for currying favor with the contractors.unknown
  • They got the sack for being careless and tardy.CM

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Forms of sack

as a noun

plural
sacks

as a verb

past tense
sacked
present participle
sacking
third-person singular
sacks
past participle
sacked