sack
sak
- n a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
- n an enclosed space
- n the quantity contained in a sack
- n any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
- n a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
- n a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
- n a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
- n the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
the sack of Rome - n the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- v plunder (a town) after capture
the barbarians sacked Rome - v terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- v make as a net profit
- v put in a sack
The grocer sacked the onions
- The inner sack fits snugly against the heart.
- Less shapely women find they look even sadder in a sack.
- From Manhattan's cluttered Seventh Avenue, hub of the $5 billion women's garment industry, came a pronouncement last week: the sack is dead, and the chemise is so changed it will.