sacked

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[ sakt ]
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adjective
  1. Informal. dismissed or discharged from a job: The company was forced to recognize union rights and reinstate the sacked workers.

  2. Football. (of the quarterback) tackled behind the line of scrimmage before being able to throw a pass: We've all seen it and winced—the sacked quarterback who can't get up.

  1. put into a sack or sacks: The creek channel is constrained by the sacked concrete used to reinforce both of its banks in the 1950s.I let him push the cart with my sacked groceries out to my parked car.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of sack1.

Origin of sacked

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First recorded in 1880–85; 1930–35 for def. 1; sack1 + -ed2 for the adjective senses; sack1 + -ed1 for the verb sense

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Other definitions for sacked (2 of 2)

sacked2
[ sakt ]

adjective
  1. destroyed or pillaged, as after capture: In the 13th century, Nicaea was a haven for refugees from the sacked city of Constantinople.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle ofsack2.

Origin of sacked

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First recorded in 1590–1600; sack2 + -ed2 for the adjective; sack2 + -ed1 for the verb

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