Background for sacking

sacking

/ˈsækɪŋ/

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verb

(games) To sacrifice.

Examples :

"I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon."

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verb

To put in a sack or sacks.

Examples :

"Help me sack the groceries."

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verb

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

Examples :

"The hiker was sacking his camping gear up the steep trail. "

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

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"The defensive end was sacking the quarterback repeatedly, disrupting the offense. "

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To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

Examples :

"He was sacked last September."

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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."

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noun

Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).

Examples :

"The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow."

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Firing or termination of an employee.

Examples :

"He followed his sacking with a good drink."

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