Meaning & Definition of Sack in English

1. A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

2. An enclosed space

• "The trapped miners found a pocket of air"

3. The quantity contained in a sack

4. Any of various light dry strong white wine from spain and canary islands (including sherry)

5. A woman's full loose hiplength jacket

6. A hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees)

• Swings easily

7. A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

8. The plundering of a place by an army or mob

• Usually involves destruction and slaughter

• "The sack of rome"

9. The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

1. Plunder (a town) after capture

• "The barbarians sacked rome"

2. Terminate the employment of

• Discharge from an office or position

• "The boss fired his secretary today"

• "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

3. Make as a net profit

• "The company cleared $1 million"

4. Put in a sack

• "The grocer sacked the onions"