Word Finder - sack

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A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various 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.

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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).

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The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath.

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The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.

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The sack of Rome.

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Loot or booty obtained by pillage.

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A successful tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. See verb sense4 below.

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One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.

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He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second.

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Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense5 below.

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He got the sack for being late all the time.

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Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out.

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(also sacque) A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or cape.

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A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.

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The scrotum.

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He got passed the ball, but it hit him in the sack.

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To put in a sack or sacks.

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Help me sack the groceries.

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To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.

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To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.

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The barbarians sacked Rome.

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To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.

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To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

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He was sacked last September.

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In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.

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The kids all sacked out before 9:00 on New Year’s Eve.

She jerked on the sack again.

It hit her like a sack of corn.

Brandon handed a small sack to Rachel.

There was an empty sack which had contained the climbing rope but it was empty and Dean put it aside.

He opened the door for her and took the sack of groceries.

He set the sack on the night table.

The lamp beside her bed was on and he had a sack in one hand.

Alex met her at the door and took the sack of groceries.

That fellow's dropped his sack and doesn't see it.

At the cabin she lifted the sack of groceries in one arm and balanced the broom in the other hand.

The man, a soldier with a sack over his shoulder, stopped, came close up to Dolokhov's horse, touched it with his hand, and explained simply and in a friendly way that the commander and the officers were higher up the hill to the right in the courtyard of the farm, as he called the landowner's house.

During the sack of Brescia in 1512, he was horribly mutilated by some French soldiers.

She raced over to Brutus and positioned the sack behind him.

She shifted the sack of groceries to get a better look, and froze.

In the later story, according to Dares and Dictys, he was said to have treacherously opened the gates of Troy to the enemy; in return for which, at the general sack of the city, his house, distinguished by a panther's skin at the door, was spared by the victors.

But his predilections in favour of the revolutionists were notorious, and the mob seized the occasion to burn his chapel and sack his house at Fairhill.

The first member on each team is given a sack.

The town possesses ironfoundries, sack and matting manufactories, tanneries, breweries, corn mills and brick and terra-cotta works.

The sack of Panama was accompanied by great barbarities.

She hit the ground like a sack of grain and scrambled away from him, gasping for air and rubbing her neck.

Ask your grocery store manager what the store's coupon policy is, when the sales circulars are mailed, and if the store has any other special opportunities to save, such as a Senior Day or meat sack deals.

The Thai response was to sack Vientiane in 1827, razing most of the city.

They called into a Post Office to leave some items from the ruck sack to remove some weight.

Quite often they were in awe of someone 's prowess (quite often their own) with a hacky sack or skipping rope.

The sack hoist is the most important item in the windmill.

Guides will always take charge of their client 's refuse sack.

From a full sack of corn, about 80% would be turned into flour and 20% into bran.

However, tho sailcloth manufacturers are not shown to be in Yeovil, rope and twine, and sack and sacking manufacturers are included.

The only mark to appear on the sack was a scuff mark on the plastic buckle.

Everyone loves Maggie, but when she cartwheels into an uptight parent, the headmistress gives her the sack.

My priority was n't developing a washboard stomach or fitting into a tight t-shirt without looking like a sack of jellyfish.

They must hop in the sack down to the chair, garbage can, or cone, then, hop around it and back to their teammates.

They'll need to help the next teammate get into the sack to repeat the same activity.

The first team to have all of their members circle the chair by hopping in the sack wins.

You can use the sleep sack and swaddle wrap together or separately.

Bare root means the plant is not in any sort of container and the roots are exposed, while a balled and burlapped tree has its roots in a soil-filled burlap sack.

You may have never noticed a sack of dry ice just sitting around at the store waiting to be purchased, so if you're wondering where to buy dry ice, you're not alone.

A dark bubble (the amniotic sack) will begin to protrude from the vulva.

The kitten, still in that sack, will begin to emerge.

Mom will break the sack and chew the cord to separate the kitten.

While kitty unassumingly engages in a feeding bowl fest, quickly lower the case over your cat's head and body and carry the sack over to your cat carrier as rapidly as possible.

A fun way to use floor pillows is to buy an over-sized pillow sack chair.

The material was cut into strips and then hooked through a potato sack and tied.

Tempting as it can be to hit the sack without washing the day's dirt, grime and oil away, there's nothing worse for your skin than falling asleep with a face full of makeup.

Create a list of games, like sack races, tug-of-war, egg toss, relay races, and more.

In my opinion, inexpensive clothes from retailers like Zara and H&M that offer a modern fit often look better than more expensive clothing from places like Brooks Brothers (the inventors of the American "sack" suit).

These were worn for business and other important daytime activity, whereas the shorter, looser sack coat was worn for a leisurely day.

Carrying a purse with a shoulder strap can be problematic, but you can overcome this by carrying a clutch or wearing a fanny pack, waist bag, or hip sack, which will generally be concealed by the poncho.

Quick action, nice graphics, and the addition of 10 PSP exclusive mini-games give your PSP some linebacker power to sack any other sports game on it any other handheld system.

In less than a minute, your bed will be ready and waiting for you to hit the sack.