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Plural for a large bag made of a strong material, used for storing and carrying goods
“Storage of the potatoes in a cool place, in a burlap sack or paper bag, is best.”
Plural for the bed, or a place used for sleeping or intimate relations
“Around ten, and with John winning most of the games played, it was time to hit the sack.”
Plural for the plunder or pillaging of an area, town or city
“Strabo does not, however, explicitly refer to the sack of the city of Old Pleuron.”
Plural for a dismissal from employment
“I got the sack for fighting with the manager, and then I went back to the youth employment officer.”
Plural for a flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things
Plural for a flexible compartment providing storage space
Plural for a container designed to hold or protect something
Plural for a handbag
To dismiss from employment
“Under the proposed new legislation, it would be easier for employers to lay off and sack certain categories of workers.”
To loot or plunder by force
“Epsilon's contingent was no more than an advance scouting party, but it was very nearly large enough to sack a small town.”
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