noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "My grandfather used a large sack to carry the potatoes from the garden to the shed. " material item utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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). Examples : "The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath." amount history business unit agriculture commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city. Examples : "The sack of Rome." military war action history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Loot or booty obtained by pillage. Examples : "The soldiers' sack of the village yielded much valuable jewelry. " military war property action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A successful tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. See verb sense4 below. Examples : "The linebacker's sack of the quarterback ended the drive. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base. Examples : "He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second." sport game position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense5 below. Examples : "He got the sack for being late all the time." job business work economy organization position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out. Examples : "After a long day at school, Sarah hit the sack early. " body human action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (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. Examples : "The historical costume exhibit featured a beautiful sack, a loose-fitting gown, perfect for displaying a Watteau back. " appearance wear style culture history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam. Examples : "My grandfather wore a tweed sack coat to the family reunion. " appearance style wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The scrotum. Examples : "He got passed the ball, but it hit him in the sack." anatomy organ body physiology sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put in a sack or sacks. Examples : "Help me sack the groceries." action work business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders. Examples : "The hiker sacked the heavy backpack onto his shoulders. " action work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from. Examples : "The barbarians sacked Rome." military war history action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass. Examples : "The linebacker sacked the quarterback before he could even get the ball ready to throw. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To discharge from a job or position; to fire. Examples : "He was sacked last September." job business work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack. Examples : "The kids all sacked out before 9:00 on New Year’s Eve." action physiology mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry. Examples : "My grandmother enjoys a glass of sack wine with her dinner. " drink food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun noun Download 🔗Share A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid. Examples : "The milkweed plant has a milky sack that contains a sticky fluid. " biology anatomy organ plant animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun noun Download 🔗Share (games) A sacrifice. Examples : "In the chess game, the pawn was a sack, sacrificed to open up the king's path. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun noun Download 🔗Share The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines. Examples : "The village elder held the sack for settling disputes among the villagers. " law government history property right Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
Download 🔗Share A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid. Examples : "The seed pod had a small sack of liquid inside that helped it spread. " biology plant animal anatomy organ physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
Download 🔗Share (games) A sacrifice. Examples : "In the school play, the student decided to sack his character to save the princess. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (games) To sacrifice. Examples : "I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon." game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
Download 🔗Share The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines. Examples : "The village elder held the sack, responsible for settling disputes and imposing fines for misdemeanors. " law government history royal right Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading