sack
1a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
the amount a sack holds.
a bag: a sack of candy.
the sack, Informal. dismissal or discharge, as from a job: to get the sack.
the sack, Slang. bed, often as the site of sexual activity: It's past noon, but I bet that lazybones is still in the sack.If you want the relationship to be more than just a night in the sack, you have to work at it.
Also sacque .
a loose-fitting dress, as a gown with a Watteau back, especially one fashionable in the late 17th century and much of the 18th century.
a loose-fitting coat, jacket, or cape.
Baseball. a base.
South Midland U.S. the udder of a cow.
to put into a sack or sacks.
Football. to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before the quarterback is able to throw a pass.
Informal. to dismiss or discharge, as from a job.
sack out, Slang. to go to bed; fall asleep.
Idioms about sack
hit the sack, Slang. to go to bed; go to sleep: He never hits the sack before midnight.
leave holding the sack. bag (def. 30).
Origin of sack
1regional variation note For sack
Other words from sack
- sack·like, adjective
Words that may be confused with sack
- sac, sack , sacque
Other definitions for sack (2 of 3)
to pillage or loot after capture; plunder: to sack a city.
the plundering of a captured place; pillage: the sack of Troy.
Origin of sack
2synonym study For sack
Other words for sack
1 | spoil, despoil |
2 | looting; destruction, ruin |
Other definitions for sack (3 of 3)
a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
Origin of sack
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British Dictionary definitions for sack (1 of 3)
/ (sæk) /
a large bag made of coarse cloth, thick paper, etc, used as a container
Also called: sackful the amount contained in a sack, sometimes used as a unit of measurement
a woman's loose tube-shaped dress
Also called: sacque a woman's full loose hip-length jacket, worn in the 18th and mid-20th centuries
short for rucksack
cricket, Australian a run scored off a ball not struck by the batsman: allotted to the team as an extra and not to the individual batsman: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): bye
the sack informal dismissal from employment
a slang word for bed
hit the sack slang to go to bed
rough as sacks NZ uncouth
informal to dismiss from employment
to put into a sack or sacks
Origin of sack
1Derived forms of sack
- sacklike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for sack (2 of 3)
/ (sæk) /
the plundering of a place by an army or mob, usually involving destruction, slaughter, etc
American football a tackle on a quarterback which brings him down before he has passed the ball
(tr) to plunder and partially destroy (a place)
American football to tackle and bring down a quarterback before he has passed the ball
Origin of sack
2Derived forms of sack
- sacker, noun
British Dictionary definitions for sack (3 of 3)
/ (sæk) /
archaic or trademark any dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from SW Europe
Origin of sack
3Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with sack
In addition to the idiom beginning with sack
- sack out
also see:
- get the ax (sack)
- hit the hay (sack)
- sad sack
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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